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By 18 September 1943 with the help of Italians (who had switched sides 10 days before) and of Greek forces British had managed to secure the islands of Kos (which was very important since Kos had an airport), Kalymnos, Samos, Leros, Symi and Astypalaia while the key island of Rhodes was taken hastily by Germans in a surprise attack and a massacre of the Italians followed... Germans were caught slightly off guard but by early October they recaptured Kos and in mid-November Leros was reclaimed both of them with heavy German losses... By the end of November British were kicked out of the Aegean...
How possible it is that the British/Italian/Greek forces are able to hold Dodecanese and plan a potential invasion in Crete and Peloponese?
How is a potential British air and naval base there altering History? Any thoughts?
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