Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pepakati pa1942, nokukura kweKurwisana nezvombo, uye kuparadzwa kunoshamisa kwebhiriji reGorgopotamos (Operation "Harling") nechisimba chevarwi vehondo vechiGiriki uye vashandi vokuBritain musi wa25 November, zviremera zveItaly zvakaedza pasina kuedza kuderedza kuwedzera kwezviito zvekurwisana zvinotarisana nemauto avo. Mapoka evapanduki akabudirira zvikuru kurwisa vaItaly, achibvumira kugadzirwa kwenzvimbo "dzakasunungurwa" mukati memakomo, kusanganisira maguta akakura, pakati pa1943. Zvisinei, panguva iyoyo, mauto eGermany akatanga kupinda muGreece. Mapoka eElite akadai se1st Panzer Division ne1st Mountain Division akaunzwa munyika, zvose zviri zviviri achitarisira kukwira kweAllied muGreece (pfungwa yakasimudzirwa nemaune neAllies ivo pachavo sekutsausa kubva ku
kusvetuka paSicily) uye sechivimbiso pakukundwa kweItaly.