Word: overruning
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Since the Germans cannot be counted on to make mistakes such as the Italians made fighting against the Greeks, the Yugoslavs may do brilliantly and still be beaten. The Germans ought to be able to overrun northwestern Yugoslavia coming down in a drive that will outflank and take the great Yugoslavian loop of the Danube Drives were to be expected down the river itself from Mohacs and Subotica in Hungary, and perhaps also from Rumania through the Iron Gate, or from Bulgaria driving towards Nish from Sofia...
...Germany's responsibility to feed the countries it has overrun...
...face of this imminence, the fact that Bulgaria had been conquered seemed only a passing incident. The fact that it was the twelfth nation to be overrun seemed an almost tediously insignificant statistic...
Bulgaria, in the midst of terrible fear of being overrun by the Nazi Army, looked about and began to realize that it was already overrun. There were not many Germans in Bulgaria, probably not more than 5,000. But Bulgarians thought they saw them everywhere. They saw Germans in ski clothes leave Sofia hotels early every morning in automobiles. They saw Germans in civilian overcoats driving through the countryside by the truckload. They saw Germans shoring up bridges, building up the shoulders of highways, stocking airfields with gasoline...
Diversion Before Invasion? Three major scares of World War II have been followed by major campaigns. Last February and March Scandinavia had an attack of terror; in April Norway was invaded. Last January and April the Lowlands had their panics; in May they were overrun. In April and May there was apprehension about Benito Mussolini's entering the war; in June...