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Yugoslavia and Greece: The Balkan Campaign
- Italians decide to try and establish themselves buy attacking the greeks
- they are unsuccessful
- Chose bad time of year in October
- Germans have to bail them out "Operation Maria"
- Also attack Yugoslavia with "Operation Punishment"
- Detrimental because it delays Operation Barbarossa. the attack on Russia