- Battle of Pindus
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Pindus
partof=theGreco-Italian War
caption=
date=October 28 -November 13 ,1940
place=Pindus Mountains
result=decisive Greek victory
combatant1=flagicon|Italy|1861-state Fascist Italy:
3 Alpine Division Julia
combatant2=flagicon|Greece|royalKingdom of Greece :
Pindus Detachment,
I Greek Division
commander1=General Mario Girotti
commander2=ColonelKonstantinos Davakis ,
Maj. Gen. Vassileios Vrachnos
strength1=11,000 men
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=5,000 men [Osprey, "The Italian Army 1940-1945: Europe 1940-43", p. 6]
casualties2=UnknownThe Battle of Pindus ( _el. Μάχη της Πίνδου) took place in the
Pindus Mountains in Epirus,Greece in the autumn of 1940. The battle was fought between the Greeks and theItalians during the first stages of the Italian invasion of Greece. Even though the Italians had better weapons and machinery, the Greeks fought back and won the battle. This battle was the turning point of theGreco-Italian War . After this battle, the Greeks began pushing the Italians back into Albania.References
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