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Prelude to the attack on the Soviet Union
- Background
- Summer of 1941
- italy failed to be a part of
Germany, this was seen in the failed
italian invasians of Egypt
and Greece
- Italy was ill equipped,
when they attacked
Greece
- the italians did
this to gain
back the
dominance
that the
soviets took
from them
- Hitler intervened to
save Italy from defeat
- Hitler sent his
military to North
Nfrica and Greece
- They also finalized the
longed attack on the
Soviet's during the time
- They also finalized the
longed attack on the
Soviet's during the time
- Hitler sent his
military to North
Nfrica and Greece
- Hitler intervened to
save Italy from defeat
- Italy was ill equipped,
when they attacked
Greece
- italy failed to be a part of
Germany, this was seen in the failed
italian invasians of Egypt
and Greece
- Summer of 1941
- Hitler started gathering forces to invade
- German forces assembled in Bulgaria
- In response to Bulgaria and Greece,
Britain dispatched ground forces to
Greece to aid the country in early
February
- Germany began to move against Greece
- Government of Yugoslavia (Neutral) had been overthrown and a pro-British government had been installed
- Led Hitler to conquer Greece and Yugoslavia
- In April the Germans conquered and ran over their defenses
- Captured Belgrade on April 12
- Lasted a week
- Greek forces disintegrated
when the Germans
attacked which led the
British to withdraw their
forces as well
- Germans "showed off" with a
daring airborne campaign
against the island of Crete
- Seized the
island after
fighting in May
- This caused the
British to withdraw
their forces for the
3rd time
- This caused the
British to withdraw
their forces for the
3rd time
- Seized the
island after
fighting in May
- Germans "showed off" with a
daring airborne campaign
against the island of Crete
- Greek forces disintegrated
when the Germans
attacked which led the
British to withdraw their
forces as well
- Lasted a week
- Captured Belgrade on April 12
- In April the Germans conquered and ran over their defenses
- Led Hitler to conquer Greece and Yugoslavia
- Government of Yugoslavia (Neutral) had been overthrown and a pro-British government had been installed
- Germany began to move against Greece
- In response to Bulgaria and Greece,
Britain dispatched ground forces to
Greece to aid the country in early
February
- German forces assembled in Bulgaria
- Aftermath
- The invasions caused long term complications to German war plans
- Strong resistance movement
- Communist-led partisan movement led by Joseph Tito
- April 17th armistice
- Serbian loyalists to to the
hills of the countyside to
launch the Chetnik
movement
- Yugoslavs would resist
German occupation of their
country
- Serbian loyalists to to the
hills of the countyside to
launch the Chetnik
movement
- Communist-led partisan movement led by Joseph Tito
- Strong resistance movement
- The invasions caused long term complications to German war plans
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