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Italy was on the verge of losing North Africa to the British, and only Mussolini's invasion of Greece had postponed it. Hitler knew that if Great Britain knocked Italy out of the war, the British could then turn all of their forces against Germany. For the investment of a few German divisions, Hitler supported the Italians and kept the British occupied in North Africa while he concentrated on his new enemy, Russia.

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