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  • Battle of Pindus
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  • The Battle of Pindus (Greek: Μάχη της Πίνδου) took place in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus and West Macedonia, Greece, in the autumn of 1940, between October 28 – November 13. The battle was fought between the Greek and the Italian armies during the first stages of the Greco-Italian War. The Italian Julia Division, that invaded Greece from Pindus sector, after its initial advance, was surrounded and virtually wiped out by the Greek Army. In the aftermath of the battle, the Greek forces were able to push back the Italians, advancing deep into Albanian territory.
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Strength
  • 2
  • 4
  • 20
  • 112
  • 114
  • 9141
  • 23000
  • 32000
  • --10-28
  • --11-13
  • Julia:
  • mid-November:
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Partof
  • the Greco-Italian War
Date
  • --10-28
Commander
  • Colonel Konstantinos Davakis
  • Colonel Sokratis Dimaratos
  • General Mario Girotti
  • Maj. Gen. Georgios Stanotas
  • Maj. Gen. Vasileios Vrachnos
Casualties
  • 1674
  • Unknown
  • Julia:
Result
  • Decisive Greek victory
combatant
  • 3
  • :
  • Cavalry Division
  • Cavalry Brigade
  • Ist infantry Division
  • Pindus Detachment
  • elements from Bari infantry division
  • elements from:
Place
  • Pindus Mountains
Conflict
  • Battle of Pindus
abstract
  • The Battle of Pindus (Greek: Μάχη της Πίνδου) took place in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus and West Macedonia, Greece, in the autumn of 1940, between October 28 – November 13. The battle was fought between the Greek and the Italian armies during the first stages of the Greco-Italian War. The Italian Julia Division, that invaded Greece from Pindus sector, after its initial advance, was surrounded and virtually wiped out by the Greek Army. In the aftermath of the battle, the Greek forces were able to push back the Italians, advancing deep into Albanian territory.