The
Greco-Italian War , also known as the
Italo-Greek War and
Italian Campaign of Greece , was a conflict between Fascist Italy and
Greece, which lasted from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. The conflict marked the beginning of the
Balkans campaign of
World War II and the initial Greek counter-offensive, the first successful land campaign against the
Axis powers in the war. The conflict known as the
Battle of Greece began with the intervention of
Nazi Germany on 6 April 1941. In Greece, the war against Italy is known as the "War of '40"