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1940
November
08
The Battle of the Kalamas
From 2 to 8 November 1940 the Italians assaulted the Greek positions at Kalpaki and on the Kalamas. On 8 November they halted and went over to the defensive.
14
The Greek counter-offensive
On 14 November 1940 the Greek army launched a counter-offensive at Korçë and in Epirus. Within ten days it drove the Italians out of Greece and entered Albania.
December
08
The Greeks take Gjirokastër
On 8 December 1940 the Greeks entered Gjirokastër, the main town of southern Albania, having taken Delvinë and the port of Sarandë as the Italians fell back.
1941
January
10
The Greeks take the Klisura Pass
On 10 January 1941 the Greek II Corps took the Klisura Pass on the Vjosa in Albania, opening the road to Berat. An Italian relief division disintegrated.
April
18
The suicide of Alexandros Koryzis
On 18 April 1941, as the Greek front collapsed, Prime Minister Alexandros Koryzis took his own life. The British were already preparing to evacuate.