Originally Posted by Friedrich

Yeah... yeah... but the list simply couldn't go on and on. The 80% of the Greek forces were in Albania chasing the Italians. So, what were a few Greek divisions and even the 'Metaxas Line' going to do against marshal List 12 divisions and thousands of aeroplanes?! The brave but ill-equipped Greeks were going to stop the German Panzers with a few captured M-13s? I don't think so. And of course Great Britain DIDN'T have the resources for reinforcing Greece. They had quite severe problems defending their own island and the whole Middle East from the Axis attack...

And contrary to what people believes, the invasion of Greece and Jugoslavia didn't interfere at all with 'Barbarossa'. Operation 'Marita' didn't delay operation 'Barbarossa' at all. The snow in Russia melted until the last weeks of May and dried by half June. The Balcans campaign delaying 'Barbarossa' and causing German defeat is a myth...