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Military action during the Second World War
Operation Lustre was an action during the Second World War: the movement of British and other Allied troops (Australian, Indian, South African, New Zealand
Operation_Lustre
Dispatch of German and Italian troops to North Africa during the Second World War
Many experienced British units had been transferred to Greece in Operation Lustre and others to Egypt to refit. Some commanders appointed by Wavell to
Operation_Sonnenblume
Topics referred to by the same term
a patrol boat during World War II Operation Lustre, an Allied action in Greece in 1941 during World War II Lustre (treaty), a secret treaty between France
Lustre
World War II British military operation
the diversion in March 1941 of the best-equipped units to conduct Operation Lustre for the Battle of Greece. The Italians rushed reinforcements to Libya
Operation_Compass
World War II military campaign in 1941
mobilised and took up positions along the Greek frontier. On 2 March, Operation Lustre—the transportation of troops and equipment to Greece—began and 26 troopships
German_invasion_of_Greece
Axis invasion of Crete during World War II
Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (German: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture
Battle_of_Crete
1941 World War II military offensive
Division and the 6th Australian Division when they were sent to Greece in Operation Lustre. The 7th Armoured Division, with virtually no serviceable tanks left
Operation_Brevity
WWII battle on Greek island in 1943
Germans effected amphibious and airborne landings of Unternehmen Eisbär (Operation Polar Bear), reaching the outskirts of the capital later that day. The
Battle_of_Leros
1942 British Commando raids in Crete
Operation Albumen was the name of British Commando raids in June 1942 on German airfields in the Axis-occupied Greek island of Crete, to prevent them
Operation_Albumen
World War II massacre
the Allies in 1943, the German Army tried to disarm the Italians during Operation Achse. On 13 September the Italians of the Acqui resisted, and fought
Massacre of the Acqui Division
Massacre_of_the_Acqui_Division
British author and soldier (1915–2011)
Bogarde. Leigh Fermor's own account Abducting A General – The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete appeared in October 2014. During periods of leave, Leigh
Patrick_Leigh_Fermor
Militia in the Greek resistance against Axis occupation in WWII
of EDES (60-65 men) met in the village of Viniani in Evrytania and the operation started. Ten days later, they were at Gorgopotamos. On the night of November
ELAS
Greek resistance movement against its occupation by Germany and Italy during WWII
area of operations of the EDES andartes. Supported by British parachute drops, EDES quickly gathered some 100 fighters. The first major operation of EDES
EDES
1946–1949 civil war in Greece
Colonel Dimitrios Psarros. The Greek landscape was favourable to guerrilla operations, and by 1943, the Axis forces and their collaborators were in control
Greek_Civil_War
Cypriot army officer and resistance fighter (1897-1974)
on the critical Larnaca-Limassol-Nicosia intersection in an operation known as Operation Gronthos, resulting in the deaths of 27 people, mostly armed
Georgios_Grivas
Greek resistance movement against the Axis occupation during WWII
the andartes (guerrillas) serving in the ELAS were women. The Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent C.M Woodhouse complained in a radio message to SOE
National Liberation Front (Greece)
National_Liberation_Front_(Greece)
Austrian Air Force commander
Ploesti oilfields in Romania were the Reich's main source of oil after Operation Barbarossa was launched on 22 June 1941 and Hitler was always very concerned
Alexander_Löhr
1943 razing of Kalavryta by Nazi troops during the Axis occupation of Greece
(Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance guerrilla fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta. During the operation,
Kalavryta_massacre
Prime minister of Greece (1888–1968)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Georgios_Papandreou
1941 proposal during WWII
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Greek–Yugoslav_confederation
Austrian Nazi politician
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Hermann_Neubacher
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
reversed. The best-equipped units in XIII Corps went to Greece as part of Operation Lustre in the Battle of Greece. Adolf Hitler responded to the Italian disaster
Western_Desert_campaign
World War II war crime
(then stationed on Crete), led by General Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, began Operation Polar Bear by landing in three different locations on the island, both
Massacre_of_Kos
Anti-fascist resistance movement in Greece during World War II
on the other hand to undertake certain operations against the Germans, including a number of sabotage operations. Resistance in Crete involved figures
Cretan_resistance
1940–1941 conflict
escort the convoys of Operation Excess to and from Alexandria, in co-operation with the RN. As the convoys transporting Lustre Force began in early March
Greco-Italian_War
1941 massacre on Crete, Greece
men were killed but other sources put the total at about 60. The whole operation was captured on film by Franz-Peter Weixler, then serving as a war propaganda
Massacre_of_Kondomari
German Wehrmacht general (1897–1947)
December 2012) Fermor, Patrick Leigh (2014). Abducting a General: the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete. London: John Murray. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-1-4447-9658-2
Friedrich-Wilhelm_Müller
Greek resistance fighter (1905–1945)
the Gorgopotamos railway viaduct, south of Lamia, on November 25, 1942 (Operation Harling). The destruction of the viaduct cut the single Thessaloniki-Athens
Aris_Velouchiotis
Greek communist guerrilla during World War II and Greek Civil War (1906–1992)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Markos_Vafeiadis
1941 massacre and destruction of the Cretan village of Kondanos by Nazi troops
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Kandanos_massacre
Campaign of the Mediterranean theatre of World War II
liability. A British attempt to contest Italian control of the Dodecanese, Operation Abstention (25–28 February 1941) was thwarted, when Italian forces recaptured
Dodecanese_campaign
Greek politician and priest (1891–1949)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Damaskinos_of_Athens
German paratrooper general (1893–1947)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Bruno_Bräuer
German soldier (1895–1976)
France, the drive towards Leningrad and the fighting in Kuban during Operation Barbarossa. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13
Heinrich_Kreipe
Orthodox Bishop and Righteous Among the Nations
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Chrysostomos_Dimitriou
Hellenic Army officer (1891-1957)
saboteurs, blew up the Gorgopotamos Bridge. Afterward the success of Operation Harling, a team of SOE agents led by "Monty" Woodhouse arrived to train
Napoleon_Zervas
Prime Minister of Greece (1878–1946)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Ioannis_Rallis
Greek Resistance fighter during the Axis occupation in WWII
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Apostolos_Santas
Greek journalist, politician, and folk hero (1922–2020)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Manolis_Glezos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878–1961)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Konstantinos_Logothetopoulos
Resistance organization during the Axis occupation of Greece in WWII
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths
Panhellenic_Union_of_Fighting_Youths
Prime Minister of Greece (1886–1948)
the majority of the Wehrmacht forces out of Greece to redeploy them for Operation Barbarossa, to be replaced by the Italians. At the time, Hitler said:
Georgios_Tsolakoglou
1941 mass shooting of Greek civilians by Nazi German paratroopers in Crete
collective punishment operations against the locals soon after the end of the Battle. Among other punitive measures, these operations prescribed summary
Alikianos_executions
Greek Resistance member on Crete
1945, he served as the dispatch runner for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) operations on Crete, as part of the Cretan resistance. During the postwar
George_Psychoundakis
Greek Nazi collaborationist military groups
role of the Security Battalions was to participate in counterinsurgency operations against ELAS.[citation needed] Their aggregate force was at most 22,000
Security_Battalions
German general and war criminal (1885–1965)
Richard Falke, cut a British long-distance water pipeline in an airborne operation. This caused the British Expeditionary Force short-term supply problems
Hellmuth_Felmy
1943 massacres on Crete, Greece
eastern Crete Angelico Carta to Egypt, reinforced the rumors that an Allied operation against Crete was imminent. Prompted by this misapprehension, Bandouvas
Viannos_massacres
First World War military force
World War II, the Australian I Corps HQ moved to Greece in March 1941 (Operation Lustre). As the corps also controlled the New Zealand 2nd Division (along
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Australian_and_New_Zealand_Army_Corps
Razing of Greek village and massacre of civilians by Nazi Germans, 1944
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Razing_of_Anogeia
Austrian Nazi SS general and war criminal
(HSSPF) for Central Russia until July 1942, taking part in rear-security operations. From 21 July 1942 to 15 July 1943, he was SSPF of Belarus, with headquarters
Walter_Schimana
Richelieu River Floods) Operation Lustre (2011 Manitoba Floods) Operation Octal Operation Persistence (Swissair Flight 111) Operation Peregrine (BC Forest
List of Canadian military operations
List_of_Canadian_military_operations
Major theatre of operations during the Second World War
redeployed most troops to Greece in Operation Lustre, leaving a weak force garrisoning the gains made from Operation Compass. In March, the Battle of Kufra
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II
Italian general (1880–1943)
and tactician, Cavallero became a brigadier general and chief of the Operations Office of the Italian Supreme Command in 1918. In this capacity, Cavallero
Ugo_Cavallero
Greek politician (1902–1986)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Panagiotis_Kanellopoulos
Greek resistance movement against its occupation by Germany and Italy during WWII
Directorate. ISBN 960-7897-33-1. Mamarelis, Argyrios (2003), The Special Operations Executive in Greece 1941–1944: The case of the 5/42 Regiment of Evzones
National and Social Liberation
National_and_Social_Liberation
1943 mass killing of Greek civilians by occupying Nazi forces during WWII
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Lingiades_massacre
Youth wing of the Greek National Liberation Front
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
United Panhellenic Organization of Youth
United_Panhellenic_Organization_of_Youth
1944 Nazi German massacre in Greece
of Crete during its occupation by the Axis powers in World War II. The operation was carried out on 22 August 1944 by Wehrmacht infantry and was followed
Holocaust_of_Kedros
Greek Army officer and resistance leader during the Axis occupation of Greece
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Dimitrios_Psarros
German general (1888–1979)
Penguin Books, 1992. Fermor, Patrick Leigh. Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete, John Murray Ltd, 2014. Forkmann, Daniela and Schlieben
Alexander_Andrae
Nazi war crime committed in Greece
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Massacre_of_Kommeno
Mass-killing in Distomo, Nazi-occupied Greece
caused major supply problems for German forces. The best known andarte operation of the war, namely the blowing up of the Gorgopotamos viaduct on the night
Distomo_massacre
Parallel distributed file system
Lustre is a type of parallel distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing. The name Lustre is a portmanteau word derived
Lustre_(file_system)
Greek soldier and officer
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Georgios_Bakos
Part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings during WWII
Operation Plunder was a military operation to cross the Rhine on the night of 23 March 1945, launched by the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard
Operation_Plunder
1939-1941 combat formation of the British Army
the division was further reduced in order to provide support for Operation Lustre, an expeditionary force to Greece. The detached units included two-thirds
2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
2nd_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
Greek naval vessel (1942–1945)
the ship that caused the sinking was not mentioned. During that same operation on 13 February 1943, Adrias sunk or seriously damaged U-623 (the last
Greek_destroyer_Adrias_(L67)
Political party in Greece
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
National_Union_of_Greece
1941 massacre on Crete, Greece
in the Battle of Rethymno. In late May 1941, Crete was the theatre of Operation Mercury, the first large-scale airborne invasion in military history.
Missiria_executions
1940 Greco-Italian War battle
offensive was suspended. Because of the complete failure of the Italian operations, General Visconti Prasca was relieved of his command after only two weeks
Battle_of_Elaia–Kalamas
Greek communist guerrilla during World War II and Greek Civil War (1906–1957)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Stefanos_Sarafis
British Conservative politician
between the CIA and MI6. The CIA named the operation Operation TPAjax, erroneously referred to as Operation Ajax, TP standing for the Soviet-backed communist
Montague Woodhouse, 5th Baron Terrington
Montague_Woodhouse,_5th_Baron_Terrington
Greek policeman (1894–1970)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Angelos_Evert
Bulgarian collaborationist units in Greek Macedonia during WWII
Edessa districts were actively involved in the German anti-guerilla sweep operations. In June 1944 delegation of IMRO cadres met up with the German Commander
Ohrana
Greek politician
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Georgios_Kartalis
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Alfred_Lüth
German concentration camp in present day Greece
Greek Army barracks, and it is estimated that in the one year of its operation, some 21,000 people passed through it, including Jews, Italian POWs and
Haidari_concentration_camp
war, Britain became involved in the Battle of Greece, and on 2 March Operation Lustre began, which saw some 62,000 British and Commonwealth troops redeployed
British Army during the Second World War
British_Army_during_the_Second_World_War
Greek military officer and Nazi collaborator (1888–1944)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Dionysios_Papadongonas
Battle in the Pindus Mountains in 1940
to Athens, like a modern Hannibal. The Greeks divided the theatre of operations into the sectors of Epirus and Macedonia linked by the Pindus Detachment
Battle_of_Pindus
1917-1942 V-class destroyer of the Royal and Royal Australian navies
operated until May, aiding in the Allied reinforcement (Operation Lustre) and evacuation (Operation Demon). She was then deployed back to the Western Desert
HMAS_Vampire_(D68)
Part of the Greco-Italian War in 1941
The Italian spring offensive, also known as Operazione Primavera (Operation Spring), was an offensive of the Greco-Italian War that lasted from 9 to 16
Italian_spring_offensive
number of small destroyer-type vessels capable of both convoy escort and operations with the fleet. The Type III Hunts differed from the previous Type II
Greek_destroyer_Kanaris_(L53)
Military unit
the British Raiding Forces. On 7 February Section I moved for combat operations to the islands of the northern Aegean Sea (Samos, Psara, Lesvos, Chios)
Sacred_Squadron_(Greece)
1941 World War II battle
ordered the advance to stop and troops to be dispatched to Greece (Operation Lustre), to take part in the Greco-Italian War and forestall a German invasion
Battle_of_Beda_Fomm
Greek Nazi collaborator (1889–1949)
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Georgios_Poulos
Political party in Greece
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
National Socialist Patriotic Organisation
National_Socialist_Patriotic_Organisation
Lead ship of British York-class
York returned to Suda Bay in early February for operations against Italian shipping. During Operation Lustre in March, she protected troop convoys from Egypt
HMS_York_(90)
20th-century Greek Communist Party leader and resistance fighter during WWII
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Georgios_Siantos
Military unit
(Lancashire Hussars). In March 1941, the regiment deployed to Greece via Operation Lustre as part of W Force. Upon disembarking at Piraeus, the regiment deployed
Lancashire_Hussars
Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
of the 15th Cruiser Squadron for convoys from Alexandria to Greece (Operation Lustre). She became involved in Battle of Cape Matapan, as well as the first
HMS_Carlisle_(D67)
1944 Greek mass execution
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Malathyros_executions
Italian and Bulgarian forces. On 2 March 1941, the British launched Operation Lustre, the transportation of troops and equipment to Greece. Twenty-six troopships
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
Greek admiral and politician
retroactively to 26 June 1920. With his new rank, he participated in the naval operations of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22 as captain of the destroyers Lonchi
Alexandros_Sakellariou
Italian general
chief instructor. He later moved to the Army War School to teach the Operations Course for Senior Officers. From 20 November 1930 to 7 September 1933
Ubaldo_Soddu
Greek Communist special division
was renamed as National Civil Guard, though members of OPLA continued operations. The organization was also active during the December 1944 events in Athens
Organization for the Protection of the People's Struggle
Organization_for_the_Protection_of_the_People's_Struggle
came to a halt in early 1941 when troops were diverted to Greece for Operation Lustre to counter the Axis invasion there. As British troops were being removed
Atlantic theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Atlantic_theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) to assist them in the execution of Operation Animals, an Allied diversionary operation. PAO participated
List of Greek Resistance organizations
List_of_Greek_Resistance_organizations
Political party in Greece
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
Greek National Socialist Party
Greek_National_Socialist_Party
Government in exile unit during WWII
Italy 9th Army 11th Army German invasion (April–May 1941) Battles Operation Lustre Metaxas Line Vevi Kleisoura Pass Thermopylae Crete Leaders Greece King
3rd_Greek_Mountain_Brigade
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