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What if, in an effort to hold a better defensive position against a German invasion following the Greek counter attack against the Italians the Greek government chooses to largely abandon everything east of the river Strymonas and the albanian territory it held, pulling back to a new line across the Aliakmonas River?

I realize this is going to mean up giving Thessaloniki without much of a fight which many Greeks will not be happy about, but with a more secure position to defend against the German invasion, might it be possible for Greece to prolong the Battle for Greece? Would Hitler still invade the USSR if the German army was still fighting in Greece? How much worse would Barbarossa do in the event that Hitler decides to go ahead with the plan even with Greece still siphoning off troops? If Hitler were to post-pone Barbarossa until Greece is crushed how much worse off will Barbarossa be? What knock on effects might there be on the rest of the war?
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