ENGL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Blitzkrieg, Italian Fascism, Erwin Rommel
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Axis powers , and italy"s entrance into the war set off a chain reaction that brought war to much of the mediterranean region. And was a total defeat for britain, which was forced to abandon the area within days. Erwin rommel , germany"s most celebrated commander of mechanized forces. Egypt, mussolini had bitten off more than his military could chew. germany, however, bided its time and allowed the italians to flounder. Yugoslavia refused to grant german forces permission to cross its territory. therefore, on april 6, germany invaded yugoslavia using its standard blitzkrieg method. yugoslavia surrendered on april 17, and the german forces quickly moved onward to greece. By this time, britain had forces on the ground in greece to help the fight against the germans. On may 20. heavy fighting followed, but by the end of the month, the british again had to evacuate.