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Events on Monday 28 October 1940 1
1940Italian invasion of GreeceGreece rejects Mussolini's ultimatumOn 28 October Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected an Italian ultimatum, and Italian forces invaded from Albania. The Greeks drove the Italians back into Albania within weeks. Greece still marks the refusal each year as Ohi Day.