Italy in Greece and Yugoslavia
- Italians decide to try and establish themselves by attacking Greece
- They are unsuccessful
- Choose bad time of year in October
- have to bail them out Operation Marita
- Also attack Yugoslavia with Operation Punishment
- Detrimental because it delays Operation Barbossa the attack on Russia
FUN FACT: 80% of Greece is mountainous and 50% is covered by forests. There are about 3000 islands, only a few hundreds of which are inhabited.
Subjunctive Question
Why wouldn't Russia use this opportunity to invade Germany ?
Summary
Mussolini decided to invade Yugoslavia and Greece, but Yugoslavians and Greek were able to push the Italians back. The Germans tried to help Italy by postponing Operation Barborosa on Russia.