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Originally Posted by HFC_Dolphin
Well, Greeks were there too, defeating Italians and forcing Germans to delay operation Barbarossa in order to conquer Greece.
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Since years now, historians showed that the Operations against Greece and Yugoslavia didn´t delay the invasion of Russia, since 1st the weather condidtions were to "wet" and Rasputitsa (the wet spring whether periode) wasn´t over in 1941 and 2nd the basic logistic requirements weren´t finished to start the invasion earlier than June.
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"According to Robert Kirchubel, "the main causes for deferring Barbarossa's start from 15 May 15-22 June were incomplete logistical arrangements, and an unusually wet winter that kept rivers at full flood until late spring"
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Kirchubel (2005), p. 16