In the summer of 1943, just after the surrender of Italians, the British decided to take up the islands in the Dodecanese archipelago. Rhodos, Leros and Kos - in the Aegean Sea. Counted to help the Italians, but they did not want to fight. The biggest surprise was the situation at Rhodos, where 35,000 Italian garrison surrendered to five times the German forces. Expecting an Allied landing, the Germans dragged them to the island of the Cretan veterans and showed they were still able to bite off. In addition, for the first time in a long time, the Luftwaffe had an advantage in the air.
