Greece (and now Yugoslavia). The command of the German
 
army has to make dispostion in advance in accordance
 
with the internal political developments in Italy itself
 
 (peril to the Fascist regime from within), so that other
 
divisions  must remain in Italy itself, ready for combat.
 
                                  2.
 
The tying up and maintenance of a high percentage
 
of troop contingents and arms of all kinds on the eastern
 
frontier, facing Soviet Russia.
 
       
                          3.
 
The excessive demands on the landing corps and air
 
force, as well  as the maritime combat forces on the coasts
 
of the western front, agaisnt England, by tactical exer-
 
cises, inspections, tours of duty in readiness for action,
 
training in offensive, etc.
 
 
                                 III
 
                     The Period Fixed
 
 The use of offensive action can, it is said, take
 
 place in all fields of combat at once or in time stages.
  
       Coordination of certain signle actions can also take place.
 
This is true for example:
 
a. With regaed to the plans for crushing and rolling
 up the Balkan and Russian fronts in offensive thrusts pre-
 
pared on a large scale strategically and well prepared