"In early April the Germans similarly intervened in the Balkans, invading Greece and Yugoslavia; here too they made rapid progress, eventually forcing the Allies to evacuate after Germany conquered the Greek island of Crete by the end of May."
^ Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, pg. 229
To say that the result of WW2 could have been changed by greece is rich to say the very least. The Axis conquered the whole Balkans in a month.
And the war of independance the greeks fought was won by greece... plus the UK, France and Russia.
^ Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, pg. 229
To say that the result of WW2 could have been changed by greece is rich to say the very least. The Axis conquered the whole Balkans in a month.
And the war of independance the greeks fought was won by greece... plus the UK, France and Russia.
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