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Part One. THE BALKAN AREA AND ITS PEOPLES		1
Chapter 1. Physical Geography
I. Topography		2
II. Climate		3
2. National States
I. General		4
II. Greece		4
III. Yugoslavia		5
IV. Albania		6
V. Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Turkey		7
3. Transportation and Communications
I. General		8
II. Main Rail Lines		8
III. Principal Highways		9
IV. Waterways, Airfields, and Signal Facilities		9
Part Two. THE OCCUPATION OF THE BALKANS AND THE RISE OF THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT (1941-42).		10
Chapter 4. The Occupation Zones and Forces
I. Division and Dismemberment		13
II. The Italians		13
III. The Germans		15
IV. The Bulgarians and Hungarians		17
V. The Puppet Governments		18
5. The Early Movement and Axis Countermeasures
I. Yugoslavia		20
II. Greece		27
6. Organization of Guerrilla Units
I. Unit and Command Structure		31
II. Communications and Supply		32
III. Training and Tactics		33
Part Three. THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT IN GREECE, YUGOSLAVIA, AND ALBANIA (1943-44)		35
Chapter 7. Operations (January-August 1943)
I. Yugoslavia		36
II. Greece		38
III. The German Situation by Mid-1943		40
8. The Defection of Italy and Its Effects
I. General		44
II. Yugoslavia and Albania		44
III. Greece		45
Part Three. THE GUERRILLA MOVEMENT IN GREECE, YUGOSLAVIA, AND ALBANIA (1943-44)—Continued
Chapter 9. Operations to the End of 1943
I. General		47
II. Yugoslavia and Albania		50
III. Greece		52
10. Operations in 1944
I. General		53
II. The Area of Army Group E		54
III. The Area of Army Group F		64
11. GEMSBOCK and STEINADLER		70
Part Four. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS		73
Appendix I. Chronology of Events		79
II. Bibliographical Note		82
MAPS
1. General Reference Map	Facing	1
2. The Partition of Greece		12
3. The Partition of Yugoslavia		14
4. German Dispositions in the Balkans as of Mid-August 1944	Facing	53
5. German Estimate of Guerrilla Strength and Dispositions in Greece as of Mid-August 1944		61
6. German Estimate of Guerrilla Strength and Dispositions in Yugoslavia and Albania as of Mid-August 1944	Facing	67
7. Operation GEMSBOCK	Facing	70
8. Operation STEINADLER	Facing	72
CHARTS
1. German Ground Forces in Occupied Greece and Yugoslavia as of July 1941		17
2. German Ground Forces in Occupied Greece and Yugoslavia as of 1 December 1942		27
3. German and Bulgarian Ground Forces in Occupied Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania as of 26 December 1943		51
4. German Ground Forces in Occupied Yugoslavia and Albania as of the Fall of Belgrade 20 October 1944.		68
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