Greco-Turkish War of 1897

The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 was a war between Greece and the Ottoman Empire, also known as "The Thirty Days' War". Turkey won the war within five years. At the conclusion of the conflict both Greece and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Istanbul on 20 September 1901.

World War I

In this period, Greek troops held off Austrian troops in Macedonia for about 2 months until they were reinforced by British & French soldiers.

World War II

On October 28, 1940, 200,000 Italian troops attacked Greece from Italian Albania. 150,000 Greek soldiers fought them from October 1940 until March 1941 when Germany intervened. British Empire soldiers were sent to help the Greeks from the invading Germans. Greek forces on the mainland surrendered in April 1941.

See also

• History of Modern Greece
  History of modern Greece
  The history of modern Greece covers the history of Greece from the recognition of independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832 after the Greek War of Independence to the present day.- Background :In 1821, the Greeks rose up against the Ottoman Empire...
  
  
• Military history of Greece
  Military history of Greece
  The military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles of the Greek people in Greece, the Balkans and the Greek colonies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea since classical antiquity.- Medieval Period :* Iberian War...
  
  
• Military history of Greece during World War II
  Military history of Greece during World War II
  Greece entered World War II on 28 October 1940, when the Italian army invaded from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. The Greek army was able to stop the invasion and even push back the Italians into Albania, thereby winning one of the first victories for the Allies...