1943 in Greece

Updated on Nov 11, 2023

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Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

This is a list of events that happened in 1943 in Greece.

Incumbents

Prime Minister: Emmanouil Tsouderos

16–17 February - Domenikon Massacre by the Italian Army.

7 April - Konstantinos Logothetopoulos is dismissed as collaborationist Prime Minister and is succeeded by Ioannis Rallis.

14 May - The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment.

23 June - The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment and forcibly dissolve it.

5 July - The main Greek resistance groups conclude the National Bands Agreement.

12 August - Massacre of Kommeno by the German Army.

8 September - The Italian garrison on Kastellorizo surrenders to the Allies.

8 September - Jürgen Stroop becomes the country's HSSPF.

9–11 September - The Germans under Ulrich Kleemann seize Rhodes from the Italians.

14–16 September - Holocaust of Viannos by the German Army.

15–24 September - Massacre of the Acqui Division on the island of Cephalonia by the German Army.

19–29 September - The Paramythia executions by the German Army and local Albanian collaborators.

3–4 November - Battle of Kos: the Germans capture the island of Kos against British and Italian resistance.

9 November - Walter Schimana becomes the country's HSSPF.

12–16 November - Battle of Leros: the Germans capture the island of Leros against British and Italian resistance.

13 December 1943 - Massacre of Kalavryta by the German Army.

14 December - 300 Allied bomber raid Athens.

15 December - Allied bombers raid Piraeus harbor and Greek airfields.

18 December - Drakeia massacre by the SS.

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