The Royal Artillery | The British Army

Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1940, with winter closing in, Italy invades Greece with 27 under strength infantry divisions consisting of 85,000 men (that’s about 4000 per division) across the Albanian border. They attack through 3 points, Adriatic Coast, Pindus Mountains and what is now Macedonia. Above them are 380 aircraft, mainly obsolete biplanes and 163 light tanks push in with the infantry but do not pull off a Blitzkrieg style advance. The Greek Army is waiting for them, dug in and holding the hi