Word: saloniki
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Greek seaport of Thessalonice, or Saloniki, holds the key to the tricky Balkan situation," he said, explaining that this city, located in the strip of Greece that borders on Bulgaria, can be used as a base for operations against the Germans as they sweep down towards Greece...
...British, there is little question that they will be wiped out, and the Germans will be in a position to threaten the English in the Near East. I don't believe that either Balkan state will stand up against Hitler unless the British are really powerful in Saloniki or in front of Constantinople. They will certainly not fight alone...