The Greeks against the Axis forces

Let's not forget that Greece was attacked without warning by on of the Axis members. I think when you're attacked by someone it decides which side you'll be on. Greece, along with other smaller countries, stayed on the sidelines as long she could; then, upon being attacked, she had to chose sides.
Besides, there no way to tell how things would've turned up if Greece joined the Axis. Could the country turn Communist at the end of the war? Or Greece's fate was sealed at Yalta and it would matter which side Greece fought on (meaning that it would remain in the western sphere regardless of sides)? Hungary, Romania (they switched sides at the very end only not to be brutalized by the Red Army), and Bulgaria all sided with the Axis and turned Communist in the end.
Not to mention that righteousness dictates to side with the "right" cause and Germany in WW II wasn't exactly on the right side of  things like human rights, treatment of minorities, etc.
And the territorial gain was the entire Dodecanese, not just Rhodos. Of course it could be argued that this area has always been under the influence of the Greek culture on the mainland (starting with 1100 BC) and "gaining" what's culturally yours anyway isn't really a gain.


Edited by konstantinius - 07-Dec-2006 at 14:58

Originally posted by think Originally posted by Leonidas great post konstantinus, i couldnt put it better myself. I may add the same goes for the italians What about Northern italians.

good pick up, when i was writing that i really  was thinking calabrians and sicilians (who seemed to oppose mussolini more than other region and from the begining). northen italians are a different people so next time ill be more specific.