Vojaški avanturizem: napad Kraljevine Italije na Kraljevino Grčijo leta 1940
Military Adventurism: Kingdom of Italy’s Attack Against The Kingdom of Greece in 1940
Author(s): Anton Žabkar, Marjan MalešičSubject(s): Military history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: military adventurism; Italy; Greece; armed forces; Italian-Greek war; military operation; defeat;
Summary/Abstract: The article draws attention to the phenomenon of military adventurism. The analysis reveals certain fatal mistakes committed by the Italian political leadership, leading to military and political-diplomatic adventure. The most crucial of these included the simultaneous engagement of the limited Italian military forces on several battlefields (France, Albania, North Africa and Greece); the Italian arrogance towards Germany, its key ally; Italy’s overestimation of its forces’ capabilities and its underestimation of the enemy; and Italy’s disregard for the season (autumn and the coming winter), terrain (the mountainous area of Epirus), and weather (rain, snow, and extremely low temperatures) at the time of its attack against Greece.
Journal: Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino (before 1960: Prispevki za zgodovino delavskega gibanja)
- Issue Year: 62/2022
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 64-82
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Slovenian