Sikhs have fought and passed through Greece in both World Wars, in large number as part of the British Indian Army.

In 2010, Sikhs from Greece and the UK made the first remembrance visit to the Monastir Road Cemetery in Thessaloniki.

At the Sikh graves there is an inscription in Gurmukhi, 'Ik Onkar Sri Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh'.

Also some Sikhs entered illegally by jumping offshore as soon as the boat docked into Greece.

The geographical location of Greece is an entry in Europe, therefore has been a favourable destination for people in the 2015 European migrant crisis.