<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - uHitler wayekhathazekile ngokuthi uma iGreece - eyayilokhu ilwa kusukela ngo-October 28, 1940  <response>: Ama-Ploesti aseRomania, lapho iJalimane yayincike khona ngokuthengwa kukaphethiloli, ayengase ahlaselwe amabutho asemoyeni avela eGreece. Njengoba amaJalimane ayehlela ukuhlasela iRussia ngoJune 1941, ayengeke avumele usongo olunjalo emithonjeni yawo kawoyela obalulekile, ngakho aqala ukuhlela ukuhlasela iGrisi. Ngo - March 1941, uNdunankulu wase - Australia uRobert Menzies, ngokuvumelana neKhabhinethi yakhe, wavuma ukuthumela amabutho ase - Australia eGrisi ukuze avikeleke ekuhlaselweni amaJalimane. Bobabili uMenzies kanye nomlawuli we-I Corps, uBlamey, babezwa ukuthi lo msebenzi unobungozi futhi ungagcina ngenhlekelele, kodwa uMenzies wathi iGrisi kufanele isekelwe ngokumelene nokuhlasela kwamaJalimane nokuthi ukuvikela iGrisi kwakuyingozi enkulu ngenxa yesizathu esihle. 