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As a result of [[Italy|Italy's]] ill-fated {{w|Greco-Italian War|campaign against mainland Greece}} in October 1940, [[Germany]] launched {{w|Battle of Greece|Operation Marita}}, the codename for their own attack which began on April 6th 1941 and was launched concurrently with an {{w|Invasion of Yugoslavia|invasion}} of neighbouring Yugoslavia. A small expeditionary force of [[United Kingdom|British]], Australian and New Zealand troops were sent to reinforce the [[Greece|Greeks]] in the immediate prelude to the battle. These forces would prove inadequate in repelling the Germans' main thrust from Bulgaria, as the majority of the Hellenic army was occupied by the Italians on the Albanian front. The collapse of the Allied defenses prompted a fighting withdrawal along the peninsula, delaying the Germans long enough for the majority of Imperial troops to evacuate. Axis troops took Athens on April 27th, with the Balkan campaign successfully concluding with their capture of [[Mercury|Crete]] on the 1st June. |
As a result of [[Italy|Italy's]] ill-fated {{w|Greco-Italian War|campaign against mainland Greece}} in October 1940, [[Germany]] launched {{w|Battle of Greece|Operation Marita}}, the codename for their own attack which began on April 6th 1941 and was launched concurrently with an {{w|Invasion of Yugoslavia|invasion}} of neighbouring Yugoslavia. A small expeditionary force of [[United Kingdom|British]], Australian and New Zealand troops were sent to reinforce the [[Greece|Greeks]] in the immediate prelude to the battle. These forces would prove inadequate in repelling the Germans' main thrust from Bulgaria, as the majority of the Hellenic army was occupied by the Italians on the Albanian front. The collapse of the Allied defenses prompted a fighting withdrawal along the peninsula, delaying the Germans long enough for the majority of Imperial troops to evacuate. Axis troops took Athens on April 27th, with the Balkan campaign successfully concluding with their capture of [[Mercury|Crete]] on the 1st June. |
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Marita is a Battlefield V map set to be introduced in the fourth chapter of Tides of War, Defying the Odds.
As a result of Italy's ill-fated campaign against mainland Greece in October 1940, Germany launched Operation Marita, the codename for their own attack which began on April 6th 1941 and was launched concurrently with an invasion of neighbouring Yugoslavia. A small expeditionary force of British, Australian and New Zealand troops were sent to reinforce the Greeks in the immediate prelude to the battle. These forces would prove inadequate in repelling the Germans' main thrust from Bulgaria, as the majority of the Hellenic army was occupied by the Italians on the Albanian front. The collapse of the Allied defenses prompted a fighting withdrawal along the peninsula, delaying the Germans long enough for the majority of Imperial troops to evacuate. Axis troops took Athens on April 27th, with the Balkan campaign successfully concluding with their capture of Crete on the 1st June.
Very little is known about the map currently, other than it and its counterpart Operation Underground have an "up close and personal" focus. The map taking place on a mountainside overlooking a river, with fighting taking place in a town on the summit.[1]
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