Revisiting the Italian Occupation of the Dodecanese (1912-1943)
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The Dodecanese (literally: “twelve islands) are a shining beacon of Greece.
Located in the south-eastern Aegean, they stretch from beautiful remote islands (such as Kastellorizo and Symi) to historically and politically significant islands like Rhodes, and encompass a total size of around 2,700 square kilometres and a population of 200,000.
Next year will mark 75 years since they achieved union with the Greek motherland, but the road towards that union was not easy.
One of the most interesting and overlooked periods in the history of the Dodecanese is the Italian occupation of the Greek islands in the early 20th century up until World War 2.