194041 Greece the First Victory

Movie"Heroes fight like Greeks"
194041 Greece the First Victory
NR 1 hr 4 minHistory, Documentary, War
This major Documentary reveals the true story of the first victory of the Allies over the Axis powers It is the Victory at the Battle of Greece The Documentary portrays the tenacity of the Greek soldiers during WW2 which forced Hitler to disperse his forces in a manner unfavorable to his strategic objectives It catalyzed the alliance between Britain and the United States and resulted in aborting the Axis plans in the Mediterranean the Middle East and the Eastern Front During the first thirteen months of the war Hitlers unstoppable war machine had occupied seven European countries and had enslaved a population of 120 million by fighting for less than three months The surprising sevenmonthlong Greek resistance to the invading armies of Italy and Germany that followed in 1940194 gave the Greeks the first Allied victories on land and became a beacon of hope and an inspiration to freedomloving countries everywhere
DirectorGeorge Louizos

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Original Language:English