arpakola
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Arpakola, at least the Ukrainian have put up more fight than you put against Germans in 1940-41.
Greek Resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://www.google.gr/search?q=the+...pO5Cf7gavyoDYCQ&ved=0CE8QsAQ&biw=1189&bih=758
Military history of Greece during World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greece entered World War II on 28 October 1940
Greece finaly occupied April 30 1941
It took almost one year to the AXIS poweres - Italy and Germany to manage to occupy Greece. That essential year was critical as the "plan barbarosa" was delayed until June 1941 with the result the germans to be captured outside Moscow by the Russian winter. In a way we contribute greatly to win the war.
http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/9152/...e-of-all-Greek-POWs-for-their-gallant-bearing
Also Greece was the FIRST Country that refused to let Fascists-NAZI to enter , offering strong resistance for almost one year (remember the France - belgians - Scadinavs - etc..)
here is the opinion of Chushill
Also after the occupation the GREEK resistance was the strongest in Europe and more orgainised (ΕΛΑΣ) . Greece suffered one million dead (out of 4-5 milion at that time) . part of the army was transfered to Egypt participating in great number in the battle of El Alamein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle ,same our fleet , including an old battle ship AVEROF, participated in a lot of missions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_cruiser_Georgios_Averof
Greek Subs like Papanikolis
=======================... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_submarine_Papanikolis_(Y-2) Coming under the command of Lieutenant Nikolaos Roussen, the submarine went into another patrol in November, offloading men and equipment at Crete. On 30 November, Papanikolis successfully ambushed and sank an 8,000-ton cargo vessel at the Alimnia islet, near Rhodes. On 17 January 1943, after carrying agents and equipment to Hydra, she captured the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and manned her with part of her crew, which sailed her to Alexandria, while the next day, she sank another 150-ton sailer. During subsequent patrols in March and May, she sank further 4 sailers, totaling 450 tons.....
Papanikolis survived the war and returned to Greece after liberation in October 1944.
Of course after all those the thank you we received was the Invasion of Brits after the war , they invated Athens .. that ignited a civil war until 1949 resulting a lot of Greeks to find refuge to Soviet Union at that time..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Civil_War
so please next time you refer to a place outside the safety of the Scadinavia .. try to make some reading first..
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ok back to Donbass now...
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