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Show Crisis in Southern Europe - -. MaD Tells Story - v. ' ' I -J INNSBRUCK - . v- Scole of 'les Where Italian and . Q 50 ICO 200 (German army chiefs I , ! mop strategy -J ' ; HUNGARY- GERMANY RUMANIA " -v. " ' I DURAZZO " T Main Albania port where . 3 Jiurrre italion warships were reported . f Sv- landing troops. ::SJa . . jm Belgrade ' j -:":w-;: ! X YUGOSLAVIA F , WK ( Sofia BULGARIA V r ! r; : I ADRIATIC SEA """V X- A. X"S .""?:JS i ' ' Constantinople "ll V :':v v;-;-;: Tirana, . . .; , . ,: 2S italy . -2Ly i-V. vi ," ": Borl ALBANIA Jit Vi'lillilM.DARDANELLES V TYRRHENIAN, GREECE J 1 TURKEY I DODECANESE " WM-:&i&&'i'3;iiM. islands kSSSll-; MMEDITERRANE AN SE Amm ngthewrhSx ;f?RETESjpj The midget kingdom of Albania, cramped between Greece and Yugoslovia, looks directly across the Adriatic Sea at' the "heel" of the Italian "boot." Mussolini, after a Jong period of inaction while Adolf Hitler pursued his territorial grabs in central cen-tral Europe, moves for control of the Adriatic by bringing the already Italian-dominated Albania under un-der complete Fascist control. II Duce can also use to advantage the crude oil that Albania has in abundance. Meanwhile, Italy strengthens its fortifications forti-fications in the Dodecanese Islands, strategically located within an hour's flying distance of the Dardanelles, where Britain and France seek safe passage of their vessels in time of war. Seizure of Albania also would strengthen Mussolini's 'hand and possibly that of his axis-colleague Hitler in stopping- Yugoslavia and Greece from joining the "stop-Hitler" bloc headed by Britain and France Above map highlights chief centers of latest Mussolin-inspired crisis in southeastern Europe. |