A significant factor in Greek favor was that they had managed to obtain intelligence about the approximate date of the attack, and had just completed a limited mobilization in the areas facing the expected Italian plans.
En betydningsfuld faktor til fordel for grækerne var at de havde fået efterretning om en omtrentlig dato for angrebet og netop havde afsluttet en delvis mobillisering i områderne der stod overfor et italiensk angreb.