The
Battle of Pindus took place in the
Pindus Mountains in
Epirus and
West Macedonia,
Greece, from 28 October – 13 November 1940. The battle was fought between the
Greek and the
Italian armies during the first stages of the
Greco-Italian War. The Italian
3rd Alpine Division Julia (
Julia Division) invaded Greece from the Pindus sector. After its initial advance, the division was surrounded and virtually wiped out by the Greek army. In the aftermath, the Greeks were able to push back the Italians, advancing deep into
Albanian territory.