Cypriots are staunch supporters of the Allied…

1936 CE to 1947 CE

Cypriots are staunch supporters of the Allied cause in the Second World War, whatever their misgivings about British rule.

This is particularly true after the invasion of Greece in 1940.

Conscription is not imposed on the colony, but six thousand Cypriot volunteers fight under British command during the Greek campaign.

Before the war ends, more than thirty thousand have served in the British forces.

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