Greece WWII Star for the Land Operations 1941 1945, in Northern Africa, the Aegean Sea and South Italy

GREECE: WW2 Star for the Land Operations 
1941- 1945, in Northern Africa, the Aegean 
Sea and South Italy. 
The medal was awarded to the members of the 
Hellenic Armed Forces who participated in the 
respective campaigns after the capitulation of 
Greece. 
Elements of the Hellenic Armed Forces, 
several thousands of Army personnel, the 
majority of the Fleet and the remaining 
airplanes escaped to Turkey or were 
evacuated to Egypt, after the capitulation 
of the Continental Greece and the battle of 
Crete respectively. 
At the British controlled Middle East the 
Hellenic Armed Forces were reorganized and 
reequipped (with British assistance) while 
more personnel either from Greece or from 
the existing Greek population in Egypt joined 
their ranks. 
Soon the Hellenic Armed Forces of the Middle 
East were able to form 2 Brigades and a 
Special Forces Unit (Sacred Band or Sacred 
Company in Greek) attached to 1st SAS. 
The Hellenic Royal Navy with 44 ships and 
over 8,500 men, became the 2nd largest Allied 
Navy in the Mediterranean after the RN, 
accounting for 80% of all non-RN operations. 
The Hellenic Royal Air Force formed 3 
Squadrons (the 335 and 336 Fighter Squadrons 
- equipped with Hurricanes and later with 
Spitfires - and the 13th Naval Cooperation 
Squadron which operated with Blenheims and 
later with Batimores).

The Hellenic Armed Forces participated to the 
Battle of El Alamein, to the Operations for 
Liberation of several Greek islands of the 
Aegean Sea after the capitulation of Italy, to 
the operation in Sicily and South Italy while 
several ships of the Hellenic Royal Navy 
supported the landing on D-Day, in 
Normandy.

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WW2 1939 - 1945

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