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On Tues. 19 Nov 1940 Italian troops were driven across the Kalamas Rive.....

1940-11-19

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Italian troops were driven across the Kalamas River in northwestern Greece by Greek troops. To the south, British cruiser HMS York arrived at Suda Bay, Crete, Greece and disembarked a battalion of troops.

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