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This week in the War, 28 April–4 May 1941: British forces pull out of Greece, leaving Germany victorious

Dunkirk, Norway, and finally Greece. On 28 April 1941, the British evacuated their expeditionary force from the Greek mainland, thereby abandoning Britain’s last foothold on continental Europe to the conquering German army. The plight of Greece, that had begun with … Continue reading

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