I also forgot to mention about the so called "might" of the Yugoslav army. I always hear old codger talk it up saying it was like the 4th best army in europe at one stage lol.
For all those that love tito, remember this:
He gave up on the "greek-civil" war when Stalin stopped backing him, but was willing to take on the Italians in Trieste, leaving the troops in Trieste up until the 70's. He was willing to go to war with the west and Italy, without soviet help for his precious little Trieste - mainly because he was a croat/slovene.
When he turned his back on the soviets, he was willing to take them on even when the soviets had troops in hungary ready to attack.
He was willing to risk all this, but ignored the more easier and much attainable option of taking on a easier and weak greece. It would have been a cake walk if he continued to support the macedonians in Aegean macedonia.
This to me shows that macedonia and macedonians were not a priority for Tito.
For all those that love tito, remember this:
He gave up on the "greek-civil" war when Stalin stopped backing him, but was willing to take on the Italians in Trieste, leaving the troops in Trieste up until the 70's. He was willing to go to war with the west and Italy, without soviet help for his precious little Trieste - mainly because he was a croat/slovene.
When he turned his back on the soviets, he was willing to take them on even when the soviets had troops in hungary ready to attack.
He was willing to risk all this, but ignored the more easier and much attainable option of taking on a easier and weak greece. It would have been a cake walk if he continued to support the macedonians in Aegean macedonia.
This to me shows that macedonia and macedonians were not a priority for Tito.
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