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The Italian Army was driven back when they attempted an attack on Greece in 1940. Yugoslavia had been an Axis ally but anti-German forces toppled the government in March 1941. So in April 1941 Hitler was forced to send troops and supplies so Germany could secure a southern flank for the coming invasion of the Soviet Union. Luftwaffe transports played a key role in the rapid deployment of German units to the Balkan region. After only 22 days Yugoslavia and Greece had fallen and the next German operation would be the taking of Crete. KGzbV - Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung, or Bombardment Wing for special duties.