{"id":23521,"date":"2026-10-13T23:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/grevena-liberated-by-the-greek-army-on-14-october-1912-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T23:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:51:59","slug":"grevena-liberated-by-the-greek-army-on-14-october-1912-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/grevena-liberated-by-the-greek-army-on-14-october-1912-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Grevena Liberated by the Greek Army on 14 October 1912 \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the First Balkan War, the Greek Army liberated Grevena in Western Macedonia on 14 October 1912, ending nearly five centuries of Ottoman rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Balkan League\u2014Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro\u2014declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 8 October 1912 and successfully drove Ottoman forces from most of Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Greece, the war marked a major triumph, securing the liberation of Macedonia (including Grevena), Epirus and several Aegean islands\u2014achieved 80 years after the Kingdom of Greece was established without many of its historic lands and people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ MORE: October 8, 1912: Greece and allies launch First Balkan War against the Ottoman Empire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e431a0aaf2dcb7e221a3bd95d4b4996106e91f12afa178bba01dd45d1cdacc01?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Athens Bureau<\/h5>\n<p>Athens Bureau is Greek City Times\u2019 news desk in Athens, reporting on Greek politics, society, economy, culture, and breaking national news for readers in Greece and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/10\/14\/grevena-liberated-greek-army-14-october-1912\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the First Balkan War, the Greek Army liberated Grevena in Western Macedonia on 14 October 1912, ending nearly five centuries of Ottoman rule. 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