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World War Two S3E15 — Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941
World War Two•Season 3•Episode 15

Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941

Apr 11, 202019 min
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This week, the German Army invades Greece and Yugoslavia as it launches Operation Marita and Operation 25 respectively. They also take some remarkable captives in North-Africa.

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Season 3 Episodes63

Week 071 - It's 1941 - A World at War - WW2 - January 4 1941 stillE1

Week 071 - It's 1941 - A World at War - WW2 - January 4 1941

Week 072 - Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa - WW2 - January 11 1941 stillE2

Week 072 - Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa - WW2 - January 11 1941

Week 073 - Mao Against Everyone - China at War and Civil War - WW2 - January 18, 1941 stillE3

Week 073 - Mao Against Everyone - China at War and Civil War - WW2 - January 18, 1941

Week 074 - When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania - WW2 - January 25, 1941 stillE4

Week 074 - When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania - WW2 - January 25, 1941

Week 075 - Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns - WW2 - February 1, 1941 stillE5

Week 075 - Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns - WW2 - February 1, 1941

Week 076 - Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi - WW2 - February 8, 1941 stillE6

Week 076 - Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi - WW2 - February 8, 1941

Week 077 - Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa - WW2 - February 15 1941 stillE7

Week 077 - Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa - WW2 - February 15 1941

Week 078 - The Brits Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 More - WW2 - February 22, 1941 stillE8

Week 078 - The Brits Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 More - WW2 - February 22, 1941

Week 079 - The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls - WW2 - February 28, 1941 stillE9

Week 079 - The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls - WW2 - February 28, 1941

Week 080 - Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance - WW2 - 080 - March 7, 1941 stillE10

Week 080 - Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance - WW2 - 080 - March 7, 1941

Week 081 - Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull - WW2 - March 14, 1941 stillE11

Week 081 - Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull - WW2 - March 14, 1941

Week 082 - Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa - WW2 - March 21 1941 stillE12

Week 082 - Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa - WW2 - March 21 1941

Week 083 - Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - WW2 - March 28, 1941 stillE13

Week 083 - Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - WW2 - March 28, 1941

Week 084 - Rommel Storms Into North-Africa - WW2 - April 4, 1941 stillE14

Week 084 - Rommel Storms Into North-Africa - WW2 - April 4, 1941

Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941 stillE15Now viewing

Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941

Week 086 - Yugoslavia Crushed - Battle for Greece Continues - WW2 - April 18, 1941 stillE16

Week 086 - Yugoslavia Crushed - Battle for Greece Continues - WW2 - April 18, 1941

Week 087 - Another Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Battle of Greece - WW2 - April 25, 1941 stillE17

Week 087 - Another Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Battle of Greece - WW2 - April 25, 1941

Week 088 - Balkans in Nazi Hands - A Greek Tragedy - WW2 - May 02, 1941 stillE18

Week 088 - Balkans in Nazi Hands - A Greek Tragedy - WW2 - May 02, 1941

Week 089 - Enigma Captured! - WW2 - May 9, 1941 stillE19

Week 089 - Enigma Captured! - WW2 - May 9, 1941

Week 090 - Nazi Nuts Trading Places & Victory for the Commonwealth - WW2 - May 16, 1941 stillE20

Week 090 - Nazi Nuts Trading Places & Victory for the Commonwealth - WW2 - May 16, 1941

Week 091 - Invasion of Crete: a Bloody Mess - WW2 - May 23 1941 stillE21

Week 091 - Invasion of Crete: a Bloody Mess - WW2 - May 23 1941

Week 092 - Sink the Bismarck! - The Pride of the Kriegsmarine's Demise - WW2 - May 30 1941 stillE22

Week 092 - Sink the Bismarck! - The Pride of the Kriegsmarine's Demise - WW2 - May 30 1941

Week 093 - British Officers Abandon Their Men to the Nazis - WW2 - June 6 1941 stillE23

Week 093 - British Officers Abandon Their Men to the Nazis - WW2 - June 6 1941

Week 094 - Finland and France Join Hitler - WW2 - June 13 1941 stillE24

Week 094 - Finland and France Join Hitler - WW2 - June 13 1941

Week 095 - French Killing French in Syria - WW2 - June 20, 1941 stillE25

Week 095 - French Killing French in Syria - WW2 - June 20, 1941

Week 096a - Operation Barbarossa - Biggest Land Invasion in History - WW2 - June 22 1941 stillE26

Week 096a - Operation Barbarossa - Biggest Land Invasion in History - WW2 - June 22 1941

Week 096b - Operation Barbarossa - End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance - WW2 - June 27 1941 stillE27

Week 096b - Operation Barbarossa - End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance - WW2 - June 27 1941

Week 097 - Wehrmacht 1/3 of Way to Moscow - WW2 - July 4 1941 stillE28

Week 097 - Wehrmacht 1/3 of Way to Moscow - WW2 - July 4 1941

Week 098 - Has Germany Lost WW2 Already in Mid-1941? - WW2 - July 11 1941 stillE29

Week 098 - Has Germany Lost WW2 Already in Mid-1941? - WW2 - July 11 1941

Week 099 - Barbarossa: a Wehrmacht Soap Opera - WW2 - July 18 1941 stillE30

Week 099 - Barbarossa: a Wehrmacht Soap Opera - WW2 - July 18 1941

Week 100 - The Wehrmacht - an Army on Horseback - WW2 - July 25 1941 stillE31

Week 100 - The Wehrmacht - an Army on Horseback - WW2 - July 25 1941

Week 101 - Japan is Getting Hungry, Barbarossa is Confused - WW2 - August 1, 1941 stillE32

Week 101 - Japan is Getting Hungry, Barbarossa is Confused - WW2 - August 1, 1941

Week 102 - Tanks, but no Tanks - Hitler Hinders the Blitzkrieg - WW2 - August 8, 1941 stillE33

Week 102 - Tanks, but no Tanks - Hitler Hinders the Blitzkrieg - WW2 - August 8, 1941

Week 103 - Churchill and Roosevelt vow to destroy all Nazis - WW2 - August 15, 1941 stillE34

Week 103 - Churchill and Roosevelt vow to destroy all Nazis - WW2 - August 15, 1941

Week 104 - "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only Traitors" - WW2 - August 22, 1941 stillE35

Week 104 - "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only Traitors" - WW2 - August 22, 1941

Week 105 - The Allies Invade Iran, Barbarossa Continues - WW2 - August 29, 1941 stillE36

Week 105 - The Allies Invade Iran, Barbarossa Continues - WW2 - August 29, 1941

Week 106 - The war is two years old - WW2 - 106 - September 5, 1941 stillE37

Week 106 - The war is two years old - WW2 - 106 - September 5, 1941

Week 107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 1941 stillE38

Week 107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 1941

Week 108 - Another week, another half million for the Germans - WW2 - September 19, 1941 stillE39

Week 108 - Another week, another half million for the Germans - WW2 - September 19, 1941

Week 109 - Free from the Nazi Occupation - but for how long can it last? WW2 - September 26, 1941 stillE40

Week 109 - Free from the Nazi Occupation - but for how long can it last? WW2 - September 26, 1941

Week 110 - A Huge New German Offensive Begins - Operation Typhoon! - WW2 - October 3, 1941 stillE41

Week 110 - A Huge New German Offensive Begins - Operation Typhoon! - WW2 - October 3, 1941

Week 111- An Open Road to Moscow! - WW2- October 10, 1941 stillE42

Week 111- An Open Road to Moscow! - WW2- October 10, 1941

Week 112 - Panic in Moscow! The Germans are here! - WW2 - October 17, 1941 stillE43

Week 112 - Panic in Moscow! The Germans are here! - WW2 - October 17, 1941

Week 113 - Martial Law in Moscow, but is the Cavalry coming? - WW2 - October 24, 1941 stillE44

Week 113 - Martial Law in Moscow, but is the Cavalry coming? - WW2 - October 24, 1941

Week 114 - Winter is Coming - WW2 - October 31, 1941 stillE45

Week 114 - Winter is Coming - WW2 - October 31, 1941

Week 115 - The Red Army must double in size... and now! - WW2 - November 7, 1941 stillE46

Week 115 - The Red Army must double in size... and now! - WW2 - November 7, 1941

Week 116 - Night Vision Brings Triumph to the British! - WW2 - November 14, 1941 stillE47

Week 116 - Night Vision Brings Triumph to the British! - WW2 - November 14, 1941

Week 117 - Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - WW2 - November 21, 1941 stillE48

Week 117 - Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - WW2 - November 21, 1941

Week 118 - Winter is here? The Germans can see Moscow - WW2 - November 28, 1941 stillE49

Week 118 - Winter is here? The Germans can see Moscow - WW2 - November 28, 1941

Week 119 - Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - WW2 - December 5, 1941 stillE50

Week 119 - Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - WW2 - December 5, 1941

Week 120a E.01 - Enter Japan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE51

Week 120a E.01 - Enter Japan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week  120b E.02 - Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE52

Week 120b E.02 - Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120c E.03 - Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - - December 7, 1941 stillE53

Week 120c E.03 - Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - - December 7, 1941

Week 120d E.04 - Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE54

Week 120d E.04 - Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120e E.05 - Burning Ships - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE55

Week 120e E.05 - Burning Ships - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120f E.06 - Another Wave - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE56

Week 120f E.06 - Another Wave - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120g E.07 - Dogfights - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE57

Week 120g E.07 - Dogfights - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120h E.08 - Burning People - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE58

Week 120h E.08 - Burning People - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120i E.09 - A Pacific War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE59

Week 120i E.09 - A Pacific War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120j E.10 - The Road to War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941 stillE60

Week 120j E.10 - The Road to War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Week 120k - Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - WW2 - December 12, 1941 stillE61

Week 120k - Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - WW2 - December 12, 1941

Week 121 - The Japanese are unstoppable everywhere - WW2 - December 19, 1941 stillE62

Week 121 - The Japanese are unstoppable everywhere - WW2 - December 19, 1941

Week 122 - Heinz Guderian's Christmas and the fall of Hong Kong - WW2 - December 26, 1941 stillE63

Week 122 - Heinz Guderian's Christmas and the fall of Hong Kong - WW2 - December 26, 1941

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Indy Neidell

Indy Neidell

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Episode Summary

"Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941" is episode 15 of World War Two season 3. It aired on April 11, 2020.