The Axis has Hungary, Bulgaria and Albania in Italy succeeds in northern Greece, Yugoslavia will be entirely surround The Yugoslavs, hardy as they are, might find themselves forced to consent to the passage of German troops io reinforce the Italians from the East towards the border of European Turkey. Passage through Yugoslavia would obviate the danger of going through Bulgaria, which is too close to the straits for the comfort of (Turkey and Russia.
Turkey and the Soviet Union are closely allied in interest. It is unr, likely that the Axis will antagonize them at this stage of the game. They can be dealt with by negotiation force much later—probably by negotiation rather than throügh force.
The attack on Greece, therefore, seems to be an Axis move to challenge British might in the eastern Mediterranean by a move through the Aegean Islands towards Egypt and Suez from the eastern flank.
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