You’re in for surprise, you’re in for a shock In London town streets, when there’s darkness and fog I’m going down, all the way down I’m on the highway to hell from here Blessed by the night, holy and bright Called by the toll of the bell Oh, Mr. Crowley did you talk to the dead Sleep with the devil and then you must pay Abandoned land, come on in, child, take my hand Hear a rising force Watch the damned, they’re gonna break their chains Through the night you can hear them Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me you can’t see a thing Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised Blood on your face you big disgrace A strand of silver hanging through the sky Touching more than you can see Appears like a wonder without any move Gonna get close, closer to you
The Greco-Italian war opposed Italy and Greece from the 28th of October 1940 until the 23rd of April 1941. The campaign’s objective was to establish a Greek puppet state which would allow the Italian annexation of the Ionian, Sporades and the Cyclades islands. On the 28th of October, the Italian forces invaded Greece in several columns coming from Albania. On the 3rd November, the Italian spearhead was surrounded from all sides and reinforcements were unable to reach the cut-off Italian forces. The Italian defeat was followed by the Greek counter offensive which ended on the 6th of April 1941 was called the first “first axis setback of the entire war” by Mark Mazower. After reinforcing the front to 28 divisions, the Italians conducted a spring offensive in 1941 which also failed. During the Battle of Greece, Greek and British forces in northern Greece were overwhelmed by the Germans, which advanced rapidly into Greece. The Italian army suffered more than 154’000 casualties and the Greek army suffered about 90’000 losses. (Text credits: Gregory Sandoz)