Nettbutikk for bedrifter og skoler

The Balkans 1940¿41 (2)

Hitler's Blitzkrieg against Yugoslavia and Greece

Pocket
Engelsk
Campaign
The Balkans 1940¿41 (2)
The Balkans 1940¿41 (2)
  • Forfatter: Pier Paolo Battistelli
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 96
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: Campaign
  • EAN: 9781472842619
  • Utgivelsesår: 2021
  • Bidragsyter: Battistelli, Pier Paolo
Se flere produktegenskaper
229,-

Kjøp på nett

The Wehrmacht¿s last Blitzkrieg campaign was indeed a lightning war, since German forces were required to seize both Yugoslavia and Greece before redeploying immediately to the East ready to attack the Soviet Union in a matter of weeks. Although the plans for the conquest of Yugoslavia were developed in haste, the campaign was extremely successful: in a short space of time, both Yugoslavia and Greece had fallen, accompanied by the capture of large numbers of British, Australian and New Zealand troops. The 1941 Balkan campaign was an apparently brilliant military accomplishment that demonstrated once again the superiority of the Wehrmacht, and its cutting-edge campaigning skills. This superbly detailed work details the opposing forces that took part in this campaign, documents their weapons and analyzes the effectiveness of their tactics. It explores the initial Axis campaign against Yugoslavia, the breakthrough of the Metaxas Line and advance into Macedonia and the withdrawal of Allied