17. Churchill’s Decision to Send Troops to Greece
Even Churchill himself admitted that his decision was wrong. He sent Australian and New Zealander troops into Greece from Egypt after in October 1940 Mussolini attacked Greece. The Greeks pushed Mussolini back, but then the Germans invaded. This made Churchill send the troops to offer assistance and help them keep their independence. However, the German invasion was stronger than the Greek and British forces, ending with the evacuation of 50,000 British troops and the death of almost 19,000 soldiers.