Balkans 1940-41 (2): Hitler's Blitzkrieg against Yugoslavia and Greece

The Wehrmacht's 1941 Balkan campaign was a lightning war to seize Yugoslavia and Greece before attacking the Soviet Union. It was successful, capturing British, Australian, and New Zealand troops. This detailed work explores the opposing forces, weapons, and tactics, with battlescenes depicting key moments in the land, sea, and air battles.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 22 July 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Wehrmacht's final Blitzkrieg campaign was a lightning war, as 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 apparent 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 troops south. Detailed battle scenes depict key moments in the land, sea, and air battles that took place in the Balkans, vividly bringing to life events of almost 80 years ago.

The Wehrmacht's final Blitzkrieg campaign was a lightning war, as 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 apparent 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 troops south. Detailed battle scenes depict key moments in the land, sea, and air battles that took place in the Balkans, vividly bringing to life events of almost 80 years ago.

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 185 x 248 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472842619