italy in greece and yugoslavia
•Italians decide to try and establish themselves by attacking the Greeks
•They are unsuccessful
•Choose bad time of year in October
•Germans have to bail them out ‘Operation Marita’
•Also attack Yugoslavia with ‘Operation Punishment’
•Detrimental because it delays Operation Barbarossa, the attack on Russia
-this may have been the cause of germany lose
•They are unsuccessful
•Choose bad time of year in October
•Germans have to bail them out ‘Operation Marita’
•Also attack Yugoslavia with ‘Operation Punishment’
•Detrimental because it delays Operation Barbarossa, the attack on Russia
-this may have been the cause of germany lose
summery
The Balkans Campaign began with the Italian invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940. Within weeks, the Italians were driven out of Greece and Greek forces pushed on to occupy much of southern Albania. In March 1941, a major Italian counterattack failed, and Germany was forced to come to the aid of its ally.
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