In October 1944, German forces retreating from Greece deliberately destroyed the Corinth Canal to block Allied shipping. Their "scorched earth" operation included sinking a merchant vessel across the southern entrance, demolishing the road and rail bridges, creating landslides, and destroying pontoon bridges at the northern end. Destruction details: German troops used "scorched earth" tactics to destroy the canal, rendering it impassable. Key actions: They sank a merchant ship, the SS Vesta, at

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