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The Levant Schooner Flotilla was an Allied naval organisation during World War II that facilitated covert and irregular military operations in the Aegean Sea from 1942–1945.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Adrian Seligman, Aegean Sea, Allies of World War II, Battle of Leros, Browning machine gun, Caïque, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk variants, Dodecanese campaign, Geoffrey Kirk, Iron-hulled sailing ship, Kythnos, Levitha, Long Range Desert Group, Matilda II, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army, Military history of Greece during World War II, Royal Navy, Schooner, Vickers machine gun, World War II.

  2. 1940s in Greece
  3. Dodecanese campaign
  4. History of the Hellenic Navy
  5. Military history of Greece during World War II

Adrian Seligman

Adrian Charles Cuthbert Seligman, DSC (26 November 1909 – 6 August 2003) was a British sailor, writer, and soldier in the Second World War.

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Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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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. Levant Schooner Flotilla and Battle of Leros are Dodecanese campaign.

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Browning machine gun

Browning machine guns are a family of machine gun designs by John Browning, a prolific weapon designer.

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Caïque

A caïque (καΐκι, kaiki, from kayık) is a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus.

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk variants

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was a WWII fighter aircraft that was developed from the P-36 Hawk, via the P-37.

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Dodecanese campaign

The Dodecanese campaign was the capture and occupation of the Dodecanese islands by German forces during World War II.

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Geoffrey Kirk

Geoffrey Stephen Kirk, was a British classicist who served as the 35th Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge.

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Iron-hulled sailing ship

Iron-hulled sailing ships represented the final evolution of sailing ships at the end of the age of sail.

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Kythnos

Kythnos (Κύθνος), commonly called Thermia (Θερμιά), is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos.

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Levitha

Levitha (Λέβιθα), known in classical antiquity as Lebinthus or Lebinthos (Λέβινθος) is a small Greek island located in the east of the Aegean Sea, between Kinaros and Kalymnos, part of the Dodecanese islands.

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Long Range Desert Group

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Matilda II

The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is a British infantry tank of the Second World War.

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Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army

The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army (MTOUSA), originally called the North African Theater of Operations, United States Army (NATOUSA), was a military formation of the United States Army that supervised all U.S. Army forces which fought in North Africa and Italy during World War II.

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Military history of Greece during World War II

The military history of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. Levant Schooner Flotilla and military history of Greece during World War II are 1940s in Greece.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast.

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Vickers machine gun

The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1940s in Greece

Dodecanese campaign

History of the Hellenic Navy

Military history of Greece during World War II

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant_Schooner_Flotilla

Also known as Anglo-Hellenic Schooner Flotilla.