Greco-Italian War
October 28, 1940 – OXI Day: When Greeks halted the Axis powers
At 3 a.m. on the morning of October 28th, 1940, Emanuele Grazzi, the Italian ambassador to Greece, delivered an ultimatum from Benito Mussolini to Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas. “Il Duce” demanded that Metaxas allow the Italian army free passage to enter and occupy strategic sites in Greece unopposed.
Greece and Albania at war, threat of veto arrived ​
Moreover, they also facing a big problem with minorities. Greece is now indirectly threatening to veto the beginning of Albania's accession negotiations to the European Union.
Altin Meshini is a successful producer of organic cheese in Prmet in southern Albania.
October 28: This is how the Greco-Italian war began in 1940
Shortly after 03:00 in the morning of October 28, 1940, the fascist Italian government of Mussolini sent an ultimatum to Greece, through the Italian ambassador in Athens, Emanuele Grazzi, who personally delivered it to Ioannis Metaxas at his home in Kifissia, demanding the free passage of the Italian army from the Greek-Albanian border in order to then occupy some strategic points of the Kingdo
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More WWII soldier remains buried in Western Macedonia
A religious ceremony was held Tuesday to bury the remains of another 193 Greek soldiers who died in the 1940-41 Greco-Italian War at the military cemetery of Kleisoura, in a valley where the armies of the two countries clashed near the Albanian border.
WWII soldier remains buried
A religious ceremony was held Thursday to bury the remains of another 85 Greek soldiers that died in the 1940-41 Greco-Italian War at the military cemetery of Kleisoura, in a valley where the armies of the two countries clashed near the Albanian border.
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Albania-Greece Relations Deteriorate After Killing
Two violent incidents have been recorded in Greece allegedly linked to the killing of an ethnic Greek, Kostandinos Kacifa, who was shot dead by Albanian police at the weekend.
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Operation continues to provide proper burial to Greek WWII fighters in Albania
The remains of four Greek soldiers killed in fighting in World War II were brought up in Albania on Tuesday, after two more were disinterred the previous day.
MFA welcomes measures to disinter, identify fallen Greek soldiers in Albania
Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday welcomed measures taken to disinter and identify Greek soldiers who lost their lives in Albania during World War II.
Harmful cacophony
Rabbi Mordechai Frizis recently launched a delirious outburst against the increasingly active far-left organization Rouvikonas (Greek for Rubicon), after its members targeted the Israeli Embassy in Athens early on Christmas Day.
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