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Events of 1940

February 13, 2010 By
Italy's Duke of Aosta, towers over his troops made up of mostly African colonials.

Italy declares war on France and England. Mussolini saw France’s imminent surrender and decided to reap some of the spoils of France. In order to do this, he needed to absorb as much French land as possible. Mussolini had interest in obtaining Nice, Corsica, French Somaliland and Tunisia.

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Events of 1941

February 12, 2010 By
Ten Nino De Totto attack patrol paratroopers (X° Reggimento Arditi Paracadutisti)

Considered the first real “armored clash” is spawned at Mechili (* see notes below). The Italian Special Armored Brigade destroys 15 British tanks and pursue the the British for an additional 20 kilometers before losing communication with the home base and turning back. They then destroy another 6 tanks from a British counterattack.

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Events of 1942

February 3, 2010 By
Italian calvary gearing for an attack in Soviet Union

A list of events that occurred in 1942 pertaining to Italy in World War Two.

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Events of 1943

January 20, 2010 By
Field Marshal Messe

A timeline of the events occurring in 1943 regarding Italy in World War Two.

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