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Lets say the Airforce realizes liberating Crete and the Aegean Islands will be a big help in their Oil War Plans and sweet talk FDR into agreeing, Churchill jumps on it thinking he can sweet talk an Invasion of Greece into the deal and maybe get Turkey to join the Party or at least allow Commonwealth soldiers to use Thrace to invade Bulgaria. The Poles and Greeks will definitely join this plan.

There are other reasons as well to do so.

The Allies will have complete naval and air superiority, and the Garrison will be fighting partisans as much as the landings.

It shouldn't take more than a week to secure the Island giving a quick victory with a fine strategic prize.

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