The Balkan Campaign: Yugoslavia and Greece
•Italians decide to try and establish themselves by attacking the Greeks
•They are unsuccessful
•Choose bad time of year in October
•Germans have to bail them out ‘Operation Marita’
•Also attack Yugoslavia with ‘Operation Punishment’
•Detrimental because it delays Operation Barbarossa, the attack on Russia
•They are unsuccessful
•Choose bad time of year in October
•Germans have to bail them out ‘Operation Marita’
•Also attack Yugoslavia with ‘Operation Punishment’
•Detrimental because it delays Operation Barbarossa, the attack on Russia
Summary: Since Germany and the Italians essentially work together when Italy fail in attacking the Greeks the Germans 'bail' them out and help them with their attacks.
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