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Makes life a lot easier for the Germans. No diversion of Flierkorps X and other assets to the Med. No need to send the DAK to Africa and try to keep the supply line open them at great cost. The Germans may not have had to invade Yuogslavia, and most likely wouldn’t have had to invade Greece or Crete. Might have gotten Barbarossa on the way a LITTLE sooner, but the troops and equipment would have been fresh.
Italy had as much business in WW II as I would trying to date Catherine Deneuve.
Now I've read accounts that maintain Hitler's diversion into the Balkans really didn't impact the time table of Barbarossa all that much due to the wet weather that spring which would have forced a postponement irregardless. Your thoughts?
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