haley williams & adam simer by: manoella contigiani,...the invasion of yugoslavia, or the april...
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Operation 25 & Operation Marita By: Manoella Contigiani,
Haley Williams & Adam Simer
Operation 25 Maps Operation Marita
Operation 25
Operation 25● The Invasion of Yugoslavia, or the April War, was a German attack on the
Kingdom of of Yugoslavia from the Axis powers.
● Germany tried to convince Yugoslavia to join the axis power.
● Yugoslavia also failed to honor its agreement permitting travel through
its territory for german soldiers moving toward greece.
● Germany planned to incapacitate the Yugoslav government and military
systems
● Germans launched their invasion from Hungary
Operation 25-continued● Yugoslavs decided to disperse the aircraft's throughout the country, using
small airfields as operations bases.
○ The lack of facilities and resources at the fields, combined with
harmful weather, damaged the air force’s capabilities.
● The Germans bombed the city of Belgrade which successfully disrupted
Yugoslav communication, which greatly hampered the coordination of
resistance operations.
● The Yugoslavs managed to evacuate some aircraft and around 1,000 military
personnel.
● Completed in just 11 days.
Operation 25- Importance● The Axis Powers gained the
Yugoslav territory
● The plan to unite retreating
Yugoslav forces with the Allies
in Greece was largely a failure
● The fall of Yugoslavia paved
the way for the German invasion
of Greece, as all the countries
on its northern orders were now
under Axis control.
Operation marita
Operation Marita● The Battle of Greece also known as Operation Marita occurred on the
Greek mainland and in southern Albania.
● It was between the Allied forces and the Axis
○ Allied- Greece and the British Commonwealth
○ Axis- Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Bulgaria
● It was the result of a failed attack on Greece from Italy, which
forced Nazi Germany to come to their aid.
Operation Marita-continued● Most Greek troops were on the Albanian border so German troops invaded
Greece through Bulgaria in an effort to secure its southern flank.
● The combined Greek and British Commonwealth forces fought back, but were
vastly outgunned and outmanned, and finally collapsed.
● Athens fell on April 27. However, the British managed to evacuate about
50,000 troops.
● It ended with a German victory, and it was over within 24 days.
Operation Marita-Importance● Some historians say it was
decisive in determining the course of World War II.○ maintaining that it delayed the
Axis invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa).
● Others say that the campaign had no influence on the launching of Operation Barbarossa.○ They characterize British
intervention in Greece as a hopeless undertaking.
TimelineOctober 15, 1940- Mussolini invades Greece
November 4, 1940- Hitler sent Troops through bulgaria and romania
April 6, 1941- Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia
April 8, 1941- Germany bombs the capital of Yugoslavia Belgrade
April 14, 1941- Germany destroys Yugoslavian forces, which cleared a path to
Greece
April 27, 1941- Germans enter Athens
April 30, 1941- Evacuation of commonwealth soldiers are complete
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“Battle of Greece." New World Encyclopedia, . 17 May 2016, 14:50 UTC. 18 Apr 2017, 17:04
“Invasion of Yugoslavia (April 6, 1941) Summary – WWII German Attack." Totally History Invasion of Yugoslavia Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2017.
"Timeline of the Axis Invasion of the Balkans (October 28th, 1940 - June 1st, 1941)." WW2 - Timeline of Events. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.