Summary.
The invasion of Greece by Italy was a failure, the Greeks were able to hold off the Italians. In order to support the Italian army in the overtaking of Greece, Albania, and Yugoslavia the Germans delayed Operation Barbarossa: the attack on the Soviet Union.
Italy, Greece, and Yugoslavia The Battle of Greece
- Occurred in April 1941
- Conquest by Nazi Germany
- Greece was supported by British Commonwealth forces
- Battle of Greece is usually distinguished from the Greco-Italian War
- Balkans campaign began with the Italian invasion of Greece October 28 1940
- Fatally delayed Axis invasion of Soviet Union
- Seen as decisive in the outcome of World War II
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