Hellenic State (1941–1944)
Hellenic State Ἑλληνική Πολιτεία Elliniki Politeia | |||||||||
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| 1941–1944 | |||||||||
Flag
Coat of arms
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| Motto: "Eleftheria i Thanatos" Ελευθερία ή θάνατος "Freedom or Death" | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Imnos is tin Eleftherian" Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν "Hymn to Freedom" | |||||||||
The Hellenic State in 1942 | |||||||||
| Status | Puppet state of Italy and Nazi Germany (1941–43) Puppet state of Nazi Germany (1943–44) Government in exile (September–October 1944) | ||||||||
| Capital | Athens | ||||||||
| Common languages | Greek language | ||||||||
| Religion | Greek Orthodox | ||||||||
| Demonyms | Greek, Hellene | ||||||||
| Plenipotentiary | |||||||||
• 1941–1943 | Günther Altenburg | ||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Hermann Neubacher | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1941–1942 | Georgios Tsolakoglou | ||||||||
• 1942–1943 | Konstantinos Logothetopoulos | ||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Ioannis Rallis | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| 6 April 1941 | |||||||||
• Establishment | 30 April 1941 | ||||||||
| 20 May 1941 | |||||||||
| 12 October 1944 | |||||||||
| Currency | Greek drachma (₯) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece | ||||||||
| History of Greece |
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The Hellenic State (Greek: Ελληνική Πολιτεία, romanized: Elliniki Politeia, lit. 'Greek State') was a pro-Axis government of Greece during the Axis occupation in World War II; being an ally of Italy from 1941 to 1943, and then of Nazi Germany from 1943 to 1944.