Germany occupied western Macedonia (including Salonika), eastern Thrace along the Greco-Turkish border, the environs of Athens, western Crete, and the Greek islands in the north Aegean Sea close to Turkey. By April 28, Axis troops had pacified most of the Greek mainland, but Greek resistance on the islands continued until June.Īfter the Greeks surrendered, Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria divided the country into zones of occupation. The Yugoslav government fled to London and the leadership of the armed forces surrendered on April 17. On April 6, 1941, the Germans and Italians, supported by Bulgarian and Hungarian units, attacked. In order to secure the Balkan flank in anticipation of the attack on the Soviet Union, planned for June 22, 1941, Hitler ordered the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece. Within a matter of days, however, the Greek army drove the Italians back into the Albanian mountains, where the conflict reached a stalemate.
Guided tours of the 306-foot long vessel, often conducted by Navy veterans, highlight the activities of the crew and explore the navigating bridge and radio rooms, the ship’s weaponry, and its berthing spaces and mess rooms.On October 28, 1940, Fascist Italy invaded Greece from bases in Albania, which Italy had occupied and annexed in April 1939. Six years later, it found a permanent berth in Albany. After the war, it was transferred to the Greek Navy, where it served as a training vessel until 1991, when it was donated to the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum. In the former, it protected convoys of men and material from Nazi U-boats in the latter, it defended naval task forces from Japanese submarines and kamikaze attacks. Slater, killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942, the Slater saw service in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II. The USS Slater, docked on the Albany waterfront, is the only World War II-era destroyer escort still afloat and the only one in existence with its original battle armament. Launched in 1944 and named after Alabama sailor Frank O.
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