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In a respected Alt history forum like this I bet this scenario has been already discussed and ticked off as 'Implausible' or 'Plausible'.:)

As we know Churchill suggested a Balkan Invasion in 1944 instead of the OTL Normandy landings. He proposed it mainly to prevent the Soviets from getting satelitte states (except maybe Poland) but also to bring Turkey out of neautrality.
The initial landings were supposed to attack through Greece and drive north to cut off the Soviet advance. This is one ATL.

But WI the Allies decided Greece was unsuitable and landed in the Istria Peninsula in Yugoslavia?
Would this have suceeded in cutting off the Soviet Advance?

I have marked off some pros and cons to this scenario :
Pros
1. The Yugoslav partisans under Tito were an army of their own
Cons
1. Terrain unsuitable for tanks
2. Easily defended terrain

Feel free to add some more
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