Adolf Hitler8 January 1941
Orders Operation Marita to commence on 26th March
Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Orders Operation Marita to commence on 26th March
To protect Romanian oilfields from the British in preparation to invade Russia. Signs an agreement with Bulgaria allowing German passage to invade Greece
German Army units cross the Danube & take up positions in Bulgaria
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