 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 6 April 1941, Wehrmacht yakapinda muYugoslavia yose Operation 25neGreece Operation Marita yakatanga. Pamwe chete neuto reGermany raikurumidza kuenda mberi, vaItaly vakarwisa Yugoslavia muDalmatia uye pakupedzisira vakadzinga vaGiriki muAlbania. Musi waApril 17, Yugoslavia yakazviisa mumaoko evaGermany nevaItaly. Pana April 30, Girisi yakazvipirawo kuvaGermany navaItaly, uye yakakamurwa kuva zvikamu zveGermany, Italy neBulgaria. Kupinda kwacho kwakaguma nokukunda kwakakwana kweAxis muna May apo Krete yakawa. Musi waMay 3, panguva yemutambo wokukunda muAthens kupemberera kukunda kweAxis, Mussolini akatanga kuzvirumbidza nezveMare Nostrum yeItaly muMediterranean. 