Baština (Jan 2018)
War plans of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia against Albania 1938-1941
Abstract
After the change in the balance of power in foreign policy by the end of the 1930s and the annexation of Austria, Yugoslavia was tempted to defend itself from two totalitarian regimes embodied in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Taking into consideration the power and aggressiveness of Germany, Yugoslav war plans assumed it to be the leading enemy. The war plans made from 1938 to 1941 proposed the defence in the northern and western fronts using stronger forces. In this case Albania was regarded as an Italian territory, especially after the annexation in 1939. The outbreak of war between Greece and Italy represented an aggravating circumstance since it led to the accumulation of the Italian army in Albania. The last war plan for this period, plan 'R-4' proposed the intrusion into the Albanian territory and joining the Greek forces.
