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Description: | Concept: propaganda, civilian morale, cartography, shipping, military personnel, civilian personnel, civilian suffering, historical reference, aircraft, military vehicles, religion, flag / banner / standard, resistance / guerillas Description: whole: the image occupies the majority, held within a narrow brown border. The title is separate and positioned across the top edge, in black. The text is separate and placed down the right edge and left edge, and across the bottom edge, also in black. The title and text are set against a white background. image: a map of Greece, Crete and the southern Balkans. A map of Egypt, featuring the Suez Canal and the River Nile, is placed in the lower left as an inset. Images placed on the map illustrate Allied soldiers and civilians fighting against the Axis Powers, including the sinking of Italian warships and submarines; a woman and child in Crete shooting at German parachutists; Allied soldiers fighting; and a bridge being blown up. Some of the Allied soldiers stand with ancient Greek warriors; the figure of Athena stands in Athens. text: GREECE AT WAR [Greek text] The Greco-Italian campaign in Albania began on October 28th, 1940, and ended on April 23rd, 1941. The Greeks won great victories on the Pindus, at Korysta, Argyrocastro, and Chimara. Greece defeated Italy in Albania, and won the first Allied victory on land against the Axis. For Italy this was the beginning of the end. The entry of Greece into the war enabled the British Navy to defeat the Italian battle-fleet at Taranto and Matapan. British troops arrived in Greece in March 1941. Germany attacked Greece on April 6th, and entered Athens on the 27th. The battle of Crete ended on June 1st, 1941. The Greek campaign cost Italy 125,000 men and Germany 27,000 men. During the seven vital months, October 1940 - May 1941, Greece checked the Axis drive from the Balkans towards Suez, the oil-fields of the Near East, and the southern route to Russia, and delayed by six weeks the Axis attack on Russia. Soon after the occupation of Greece, Greek Army, Navy, and Air Force units were re-formed and re-equipped in the Middle East. Greek forces fought at El Alamein and a Greek unit continued the pursuit to Tunis. Greek soldiers were the first to enter Soussa. In Italy, Rimini was taken by Greek forces. The Greek Navy operated with the British Mediterranean Fleet, in the defence of Tobruk, the supplying of Malta, the invasion of Sicily, Italy, southern France, and in the liberation of Greece. Greek ships participated in the Battle of the Atlantic, in convoy duty in the Indian Ocean, in the Italian invasion, and in the landing operations in Normandy. Greek guerrilla forces of more than 60,000 men fought the Axis for three and a half years in every part of Greece, and played an outstanding role in the liberation of their country. 8,000 of them were killed in action. Greece had suffered heavy casualties in the war. The famine has claimed 260,000 victims, 40,000 Greeks have been put to death by Germans and Italians, and 50,000 by Bulgarians. 1,400 Greek towns and villages have been wholly or partly destroyed. Over a million Greek people are today homeless. [Greek text] PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY E S AND A ROBINSON LTD BRISTOL 51-1571 Object: warship, submarine, aircraft, bridge, tank, rifle, parachute, map | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: E S and A Robinson Ltd, Bristol Publisher/Sponsor: HMSO Associated Person: Athena | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2678... | Go to resource |
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