In the fall of 1943, Churchill tried to induce Turkey to participate actively as an ally against Germany. British forces landed on several of the Dodecanese Islands (Italian possessions in the Eastern Aegean), including Kos and Leros. Hitler, fearing air strikes on the Ploesti oil fields, reacted quickly and generated a disaster for the British.
WI British attacked with a little more preparation and were able to thwart the German counterattack?
Could they had used Dodecanese as an airbase against Ploesti and Greece?