Duk da haka, a ranar 28 ga Oktoba 1940 Metaxas ya ƙi wani Italiyanci na Italiyanci da ke buƙatar dakarun Italiyanci a Girka, kuma Italiya ta mamaye, ta fara yakin Girka-Italiyanci. Girkawa sun yi nasarar karewa kuma daga bisani suka mallaki kudancin rabin Albania (to, an yi garkuwa da Italiyanci), amma lokacin da Jamus ta mamaye daga Bulgaria a ranar 6 ga Afrilu, 1941, Helenawa da Birtaniya Expeditionary Force sun mamaye, kuma Girka ta mallaki Girka. A ranar 23 ga Afrilu, Sarki da gwamnati sun bar Girka ta Girka don Crete, amma bayan da Jamus ta tashi a kan tsibirin, an kwashe shi zuwa Misira.
28 ga watan Oktoba 1940