1954 US Army WWII German Anti Guerrilla in Balkans 94p.

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Title Publicationdateo.


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6 August 1954

BYO R D E R O F THE SECRETARY O F THE AfiKY:

J O H N A. KLEIN,Major General, United StatesArmy,TheAdjutant General.

M . B. RIDG W A Y,General, United States Army,Chief of Staff.

D I S T R I B U T I O N :Active Army:Gen Sta ff, D A (5)SS, DA (5)

Tec Svc, D A (26)Admin & Tec Svc Bd (10)ATP (10)O S M a ] Comd (50)Arm ies (10)Corps (10)D lT (8)Brig (3)

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NO: Special.VSAR: Special.Unless otherwise noted, distribution applies to GonU S and Oversea.F o r explanation of abbreviations use d, see SB 320-50-1.


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FOREWORD

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C O N T E N T SP o r t On*. T H E BALKAN AREA AND IT S PEOPLES............. 1

C h a p t e r 1. P h y s i c a l G e o g r a p h y

2. N o t i o n a l States

3. T r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d C o m m u n i e a t i o n i

P a r t T w o . T H E OCCUPATION OF T HE B A L K A N S AND T HE RIS E OFT HE G U E R R I L L A MOVEMENT (1941-42). 10C h a p t e r 4. Th e O c c u p a t i o n Z o n e s an d F o r c e s

5. Th e E a r l y M o v e m e n t a n d A x i s C o u n t e r m e a s u r e s

6. O r g a n i z a t io n o f G u e r r i l l a Units

P o r t T h r e e . T H E G U E R R I L L A MOVEMENT IN G R E E C E , YUGOSLAVIA,AND ALBANIA (1943-44).. 3 5C h a p t e r 7. O p e r a t i o n s ( J a n u a r y - A u g u s t 1943)

0. T h e D e f e c t i o n of Italy and It s E f f e c t s


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Vi C O N T E N TSP a r t T h ree . T H E G UE RRI LLA MOVEMENT IN GREECE, YUGOSLAVIA, P a g eAND ALBANIA (1943-4 4 ) Co n t in u e d

C h a p t e r 9 . O p e r a t i o n ! t o t h e En d o f 1943

10. O p e r a t i o n s In 1944

11. GEMSBOCKandSTEINADLER-........................ 7 0P a r t F o u r . RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS-.. ..-._ 73A p p e n d ix I. Ch r o n o l o g y o f Event*-.....-....-. ...... .... 79II. B i b l i o g r a p h i ca l Note...._._-.-.... .. 82

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G E N E R A L R E FE R E N C E M A P

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CHA PTER 1 PHYSICA L GEOGRAPHY

I. Top og r ap h y

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GERMAN ANTIGUERRIUA OPERATIONS IN THE B AUCANS (1941-1944) 3

II. Cl imate


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CHA PTER 2NATIONAL STATES

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6 GERMAN REPORT SERIES

IV . Albania


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G E R M A N ANTIG UER R IU A O PE RA TIO NS IN TH E B A L K A NS (1941-1944) 7

V. B u lgar ia , H u n g a r y , R o m a n ia, an d Turic ey


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CHAPTER 3TRA NSPORTA TION AND COMMUNICATIONS

I. General

II. Main Rail L ines

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GERMAN ANTIGUERRIUA OPERATIONS IN THE BAIKANS (1941-1944) H

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GERMAN R E P O R T SER IES

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CHAPTER 4THE OCCUPATION ZONES AND FORCES

I. Div i s i on an d D i smembe rmen t

II. Th e I ta l ians

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G E RM A N ANTI GU ERRI L L A O P E R A T IO N S IN TH E B A L K A N S (1941-1944) 17C H A R T N o I-GERMAN G R OU N D F O RC E S IN O C C U P I E D G R E E C E A N D Y U G O S L AVIA

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CHAPTER 5THE EARLY MOVEMENT AND AXISCOUNTERMEASURES

I. Yugos la v i a

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24 GERMA N RE TORT SERIES


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G E R M A N A N T I G U E R R IU A O P E R A T IO N S IN TH E B A I K A N S (1941-1944) 25


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GERMAN ANTIGUERRIILA OPERATIONS IN THE BALKANS (1941-1944) 27

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