<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: IGrisi yangena eMpini Yezwe Yesibili ngasohlangothini lwamazwe ahlangene kulandela  <response>: Ukuhlasela kwase-Italy okuvela e-Albania ngo-October 28, 1940. IGrisi yaziphindiselela ekuhlaseleni kokuqala kwamaNtaliyane futhi yahlasela futhi ngoMashi 1941. Ukuze isize umlingani wayo owayesebunzimeni, iJalimane LamaNazi laqala ukuhlasela kwalo elaziwa ngokuthi i-Operation Marita, eyaqala ngo-April 6. Ngenkathi ingxenye enkulu yebutho lamaGreki yayisetshenziswe e-Albania, amabutho aseJalimane ahlasela evela eBulgaria, akha umngcele wesibili. Ibutho lamaGreki lalincane kakhulu emzamweni walo wokuzivikela emabuthweni ase - Italy nawaseJalimane. Ngenxa yalokho, umugqa wokuzivikela waseMetaxas awuzange uthole ukuqiniswa okwanele kwamasosha futhi wavinjezelwa masinyane amaJalimane, abe esegqekeza amabutho amaGrikhi e-Albania, ephoqa ukuzinikela kwawo. 