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On October 28, 1940 Greece changed the course of WWII.
Here are some of the things world leaders said after the Greek resistance.
“Hence, we will not say that the Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks.” -Winston Churchill
“When the entire world had lost all hope, the Greek people dared to question the invincibility of the German monster raising against it the proud spirit of freedom.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt
“For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death.” -Adolf Hitler
“I am sorry because I am getting old and I shall not live long to thank the Greek people, whose resistance decided WWII.” -Joseph Stalin
DURATION OF NAZI RESISTANCE (in days)
Greece 219
Norway 61
France 43
Poland 30
Belgium 18
Holland 4
Yugoslavia 3
Denmark 0
Czechoslovakia 0
On October 28, 1940 Greece changed the course of WWII.
Here are some of the things world leaders said after the Greek resistance.
“Hence, we will not say that the Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks.” -Winston Churchill
“When the entire world had lost all hope, the Greek people dared to question the invincibility of the German monster raising against it the proud spirit of freedom.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt
“For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death.” -Adolf Hitler
“I am sorry because I am getting old and I shall not live long to thank the Greek people, whose resistance decided WWII.” -Joseph Stalin
DURATION OF NAZI RESISTANCE (in days)
Greece 219
Norway 61
France 43
Poland 30
Belgium 18
Holland 4
Yugoslavia 3
Denmark 0
Czechoslovakia 0