Corfu incident
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The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Greece and Italy. It was triggered when Enrico Tellini, an Italian general heading a commission to resolve a border dispute between
Disembarkation of Italian soldiers at Corfu, cover of the Corriere della Sera by Achille Beltrame
Italian soldiers march across a bridge in Corfu.
Corfu
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Corfu or Kerkyra is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, and the northernmost island on Greece's west coast except for its satellite Diapontian Islands, which are also the westernmost point of
Corfu incident
…his staff. In response, Benito Mussolini issued an ultimatum to Greece and, when it was not accepted in whole, dispatched forces to bombard and occupy Corfu. Mussolini defied the League of Nations and stated Italy would leave if it arbitrated in the crisis, and the Conference of Ambassadors instead eventually…
Vlacherna Monastery and Pontikonisi island, Central Corfu.
Cape Drastis
Bay of Agios Georgios in northwestern Corfu
Cape Asprokavos