Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pasinei nokuedza uku, hurumende yacho yakanga isina vanhu vakawanda vaiitsigira kana kuti sangano raibatsira vanhu vakawanda. Vanhu vechiGiriki vakanga vasina hanya, vasina kushingaira kupikisa Metaxas. Metaxas akavandudzawo dziviriro yenyika mukugadzirira hondo yeEurope yaizouya, kuvaka, pakati pezvimwe zviyero zvekudzivirira, "Metaxas Line". Pasinei nokutevedzera kwake chiFascism uye ukama hwakasimba hwezvemari neGermany yeNazi yakamutswazve, Metaxas akatevera mutemo wokusava nedivi kwaanotsigira, achifunga nezvezvisungo zvakasimba zveGreece neBritain, zvakasimbiswa naMambo George II weAnglophilia. Muna April 1939, tyisidziro yeItaly yakangoerekana yaswedera pedyo, sezvo Italy
Albania, apo Britain yakavimbisa pachena miganhu yeGreece. Nokudaro, apo Hondo yeNyika II yakatanga muna September 1939, Greece yakaramba isina kwayakarerekera.