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The invasion of Greece was completed when the German Army reached the southern shore in Peloponese on 30 April, ending the evacuation of Allied forces and resulting in the capture of 10,000 British Commonwealth troops.<ref>"Australia sent 17,125 troops to Greece, 2030 of whom were taken prisoner and 814 either killed or wounded. In total, approximately 10,000 Allied troops were taken prisoner in Greece." Diggers and Greeks: The Australian Campaigns in Greece and Crete, Maria Hill, p. 311, UNSW Press, 2010</ref> The defeat of Greece was completed with the capture of Crete a month later.

The invasion of Greece was completed when the German Army reached the southern shore in Peloponese on 30 April, ending the evacuation of Allied forces and resulting in the capture of 10,000 British Commonwealth troops.<ref>"Australia sent 17,125 troops to Greece, 2030 of whom were taken prisoner and 814 either killed or wounded. In total, approximately 10,000 Allied troops were taken prisoner in Greece." Diggers and Greeks: The Australian Campaigns in Greece and Crete, Maria Hill, p. 311, UNSW Press, 2010</ref> The defeat of Greece was completed with the capture of Crete a month later.

==Allied evacuations==

==Operation ''Demon''==

The Allied evacuations began on 24 April and over 50,000 troops were removed over five successive nights. Many of the Allied units escaped largely owing to the bravery of the Greek Navy. About 10,000 Allied soldiers who had been cut off from the retreat were left behind in Greece.

The Allied evacuations during Operation ''Demon'' began on 24 April and over 50,000 troops were removed over five successive nights, although all of the tanks from the  British 1st Armoured Division were abandoned. Many of the Allied units escaped largely owing to the bravery of the Greek Navy.  

 

British naval losses were 2 destroyers and 4 merchant ships, with the Greeks losing 4 destroyers and 43 merchant ships.

==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==