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Why did the Greeks win the Greco-Italian War in 1940-41?

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Because the Italian leadership (at literally every level) was stupid, and because the Greeks were up to the challenge. Mussolini had recently decreased the size of his military massively. He had sent tens-of-thousands of soldiers back to their villages for the harvest. read more

Actually, the Greeks did not win the war: the Italians did. The Greeks initially pushed back the under-strength Italian force, but could not defeat it. By April 1941, the Italians were beginning to push the exhausted Greeks back. read more

The Greco-Italian War (Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece; in Greece: War of '40 and Epic of '40) took place between the kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. This local war began the Balkans Campaign of World War II between the Axis powers and the Allies. read more

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