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1. Who was the Prime Minister of Greece at the beginning of the war?
2. When did WW II begin for Greece?
3. Despite the superiority of the Italian army, Greece managed to repel the first attack and very soon began its counter-attack and occupied some cities in Albania. Which of these cities was NOT occupied by the Greek army?
4. On 9th March 1941 the Italian army, under the command of Mussolini himself, began a great counter-attack against Greece. The code name of this military operation was "Primavera". What's the meaning of this word?
5. As a consequence of the failure of the Italian army, the German armed forces launched an attack Greece from Bulgarian territory on 6th April 1941. "Unternehmen Marita", as was the code name of the operation, was successful and Greece was occupied. On 27th April 1941, German troops entered Athens. What did the king and the government of Greece do after the defeat?
6. Some days after the entry of the German troops to Athens on 27th April 1941, two youngsters, Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas, did something that was considered the first action of resistance in Greece, and probably in the whole of Nazi occupied Europe. What exactly did they do?
7. Which Greek poet died during the occupation of Greece? (His funeral became a major event of the Greek resistance).
8. During the occupation of Greece, many resistance groups were formed in order to fight against the Axis armed forces. Which of these groups had the most members?
9. Greece was finally liberated in 1944. The Greek government reached Athens and, on the sacred rock of Acropolis, the Greek flag was raised once more by the prime minister Georgios Papandreou. In which month did this happen?
10. Did Greece gain territory from the Second World War?
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