Battle of Germany (South)
At night Junkers transport planes towing gliders passed like flocks of wild geese over the hills of Yugoslavia. They were rescuing valued German personnel from Greece. The Germans were trying to save their last assets in the Balkans.
There were still an estimated five Nazi divisions in Greece, and the Nazis needed them. A British force of baby carriers and warships was blockading Crete. Allied planes bombed Salonika, port of entry for German refugees from the south, port of exit to the north. The Allied Italy-based Balkan Air Force helped Greek guerrillas, who claimed to have won most of...
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