Battle of Leros

The Battle of Leros was a combat over the Greek island of Leros between the Allies defending it and invading forces of Nazi Germany waged between 26 September and 16 November 1943. Regarded as the central event of the Dodecanese campaign of the Second World War, the term is widely used as an alternative name for the whole campaign. After the Armistice of Cassibile the Italian garrison on the Greek island Leros was strengthened by British forces on 15 September 1943. The battle began with German air attacks, continued with the landings on 12 November, and ended with the capitulation of the Allied forces four days later.

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1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom, Greece, 

HMS Hurworth, HMS Intrepid, 

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Location: 37.1319, 26.8528, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943-09-26T00:00:00Z

1943-11-16T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Leros

1824-09-10T00:00:00Z

1824-09-10T00:00:00Z

1824 Battle of Gerontas

1996-01-25T00:00:00Z

1996-01-31T00:00:00Z

1996 Imia/Kardak crisis

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Ciemnoskórzy jeńcy angielscy w porcie na wyspie Leros (2-621)

Angielscy jeńcy prowadzeni ulicą Aten (2-622)

Greece, Crete - German paratroopers pose loading on transport plane (Junkers Ju 52)

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-527-2348-21, Kreta, Fallschirmjäger vor Start mit Ju 52

Memorial to the sinking of HMS Intrepid during the Battle of Leros

Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 Hellenic Air Museum, Tatoi-Dekelia

Junkers Ju-52m at HAF museum 1

Steinbichl Grabstein Leros

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1824	Battle of Gerontas	Ottoman Empire, First Hellenic Republic, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Leros	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1996	Imia/Kardak crisis	crisis, military intervention	Wikidata
site	museum		War museum of Leros	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Intrepid	I-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1941	HMS Hurworth	destroyer escort, shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Ciemnoskórzy jeńcy angielscy w porcie na wyspie Leros (2-621)		Commons
commons	image		Angielscy jeńcy prowadzeni ulicą Aten (2-622)		Commons
commons	image		Greece, Crete - German paratroopers pose loading on transport plane (Junkers Ju 52)		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-527-2348-21, Kreta, Fallschirmjäger vor Start mit Ju 52		Commons
commons	image		Memorial to the sinking of HMS Intrepid during the Battle of Leros		Commons
commons	image		Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 Hellenic Air Museum, Tatoi-Dekelia		Commons
commons	image		Junkers Ju-52m at HAF museum 1		Commons
commons	image		Steinbichl Grabstein Leros		Commons