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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Italy that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
June 1866: Battle of Custoza (1866).
June 1866: Italian retreat to the Oglio River.
July 1866: Rovigo conquered by italy.
July 1866: Padova conquered by italy.
July 1866: Treviso is conquered by the Italians.
July 1866: Battle of Condino.
July 1866: On July 5, the siege of the fortress of Borgoforte began, lasting until July 18.
July 1866: San Doná di Piave conquered by italy.
July 1866: Siege of the Fort of Ampola.
July 1866: General Medici, having left Padua, occupied Cittadella.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Vladobbiadene and Oderzo.
July 1866: Battle of Bezzecca.
July 1866: Vicenza conquered by italy.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Bassano.
July 1866: Udine conquered by italy.
July 1866: Giacomo Medici's Division occupied Primolano.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Borgo Valsugana.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Levico.
July 1866: Beyond Palmanova an Italian avant-garde clashed with an Austrian avant-garde, beating them, on 24 July.
July 1866: The last battle took place two days later at Ponte di Versa, after which the Italians victoriously entered Versa, in the province of Gorizia.
July 1866: The Italians occupy Civezzano.
August 1866: On 9 August the news of the forthcoming armistice between Italy and Austria arrived and with it the order from La Marmora to clear Trentino within 24 hours.
October 1866: Through the Treaty of Vienna the Third Italian War of Independence was declared closed. Under the peace agreement, the Austrian Empire would have ceded Veneto, Friuli and the province of Mantua (the last remaining territories of the Lombard-Veneto kingdom) to France , which in turn would then transfer them to the Kingdom of Italy.
October 1866: The Treaty of Vienna signed on 12 October 1866 marked the end of the Third Italian War of Independence. It resulted in the transfer of Veneto from the Austrian Empire to the Kingdom of Italy, following the defeat of Austria by the Italian forces led by King Victor Emmanuel II and Prime Minister Bettino Ricasoli.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars that resulted in the creation of the German Empire under Prussian leadership in 1871.
1.1.Austro-Prussian War
Was a war between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire over the dominance of the German states. The war resulted in a Prussian victory. The German confederation was abolished and in 1871 Prussia united all the German states but Austria in the German Empire.
1.1.1.Third Italian War of Independence
Was the last of the three traditional Italian Wars of Independence, and also represented the southern theatre of the larger Austro-Prussian War. It was fought by the Kingdom of Italy against the Austrian Empire, resulting in the Italian annexion of the remaining territories of the Austrian Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.
Were two invasion of Ethiopia by the Kingdom of Italy whose goal was to make Ethiopia a colony. The first invasion was not succesful, but after the second invasion Ethiopia became part of of Italian East Africa.
2.1.First Italo-Ethiopian War
Was an ultimately unsuccesful Italian invasion of Ethiopia.
January 1895: In 1893, judging that his power over Ethiopia was secure, Menelik repudiated the treaty with Ital. In response the Italians ramped up the pressure on his domain in a variety of ways, including the annexation of small territories bordering their original claim under the Treaty of Wuchale, and finally culminating with a military campaign and across the Mareb River into Tigray (on the border with Eritrea) in December 1894.
October 1895: Amba Alagi is temporarily occupied, as part of the Italian invasion of Tigray, on 13 October 1895 by a contingent of troops under the command of General Giuseppe Arimondi.
December 1895: Battle of Amba Alagi.
December 1895: In 1895, during the First Italo-Ethiopian War, Italian General Giuseppe Arimondi led his troops to the unfinished Italian fort in Mekele, Ethiopia. This marked Italy's military occupation of the territory.
January 1896: Battle of Mekelle.
March 1896: Battle of Adwa.
2.2.Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Was the second Italian military invasion of Ethiopia. At the end of the war the country became part of Italian East Africa.
2.2.1.Northern Front (Second Italo-Ethiopian War)
Was the northern front of the Second Italo-Ethiopian war.
2.2.1.1.De Bono Offensive
Was a military offensive by Italian general Emilio De Bono during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
October 1935: The Italian I Corps took the city of Adigrat.
October 1935: Adua was captured by the Italian II Corps.
October 1935: Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugsa and 1,200 of his men surrendered to the Italian command near Adagmos.
October 1935: From October 15, the forces under the command of De Bono moved from Adua towards Axum to occupy the city.
November 1935: The Italian avant-gardes entered Macallè.
2.2.1.2.Ethiopian Christmas Offensive
Was an Italian military offensive during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
December 1935: Italian military occupation of Abbi Addi.
2.2.1.3.Badoglio Offensive
Was a military offensive by Italian general Pietro Badoglio during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
February 1936: Battle of Amba Aradam.
February 1936: Second Battle of Tembien.
March 1936: Battle of the Scirè.
April 1936: Italian march on Gondar resulting in the occupation of Gondar and the Lake Tana area.
April 1936: Battle of Lake Ascianghi.
April 1936: The Italian army corps entered Dessié on April 15, 1936.
May 1936: Occupation of Addis Ababa by Italian forces.
2.2.2.Southern Front (Second Italo-Ethiopian War)
Was the southern front of the Second Italo-Ethiopian war.
2.2.2.1.Graziani Offensive
Was an Italian military offensive commanded by General Rodolfo Graziani during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
October 1935: Italian general Graziani authorized the execution of the "Milan Plan": a series of small offensive attacks along the entire front to eliminate the annoying enemy garrisons and to test their resistance. In about twenty days Graziani occupied the villages of Dolo, Oddo, Ualaddaie, Bur Dodi, Dagnerei, Callafo, Scivallè and Gherlogubi, after they had been cleared following the preventive aerial bombardments ordered by the general.
November 1935: First attack with chemical agents of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War against the village of Gorrahei, which was subsequently the main objective of the "Plan Gorizia" which began on October 28. However, it fell into Italian hands only on 6 November.
January 1936: Battle of Ganale Doria.
April 1936: El Fud conquered by italy.
April 1936: Segàg conquered by italy.
April 1936: Battle of the Ogaden.
May 1936: The Italian columns, led by General Rodolfo Graziani, began their advance towards Harar in 1936 during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The city was occupied by Italian forces in the early afternoon of 6 May.
May 1936: Italian general Graziani entered Dire Daua, a few hours before the arrival by train from Addis Ababa of the men of Badoglio. With this last formal act, the war on the southern front also ended.
Was a war beteen the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire caused by Italian colonial ambitions. It resulted in the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese and of the Libyan coast (the interior was nominally ceded to Italy but not under its control).
3.1.Libyan Front
Was the Italian invasion of Ottoman Libya during the Italo-Turkish War.
October 1911: On the morning of 4 October, an Italian naval squadron landed in Tobruch without encountering resistance.
October 1911: Italian forces land in Tripoli and occupy the city.
October 1911: On October 13, Italian Vice Admiral Aubry ordered the occupation of Derna with the troops already present in Tobruch. On October 16, after a violent naval bombardment, Italian forces managed to land in Derna.
October 1911: The whole city of Benghasi was occupied in the morning of October 19th.
October 1911: Italian forces landed in Homs and defeated the 300-strong Turkish garrison.
October 1911: Italian Bersaglieri occupied the Mergèb heights, opposed not only by the Turkish garrison but also by about 1,500 Arab irregulars.
November 1911: On November 10, Tadjoura was occupied by Italian forces.
December 1911: The Italian forces achieved a significant victory at the Battle of Ain Zara. This victory, occurring near Tripoli in modern-day Libya, was pivotal in consolidating Italian control over the region.
January 1912: Italian forces occupied Gargaresh on January 20, 1912.
February 1912: The royal decree of November 5, 1911, n. 1247 places Tripolitania and Cyrenaica under the full and entire sovereignty of the Kingdom of Italy.
Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
4.1.World War I Balkan Theatre
Was the theatre of war in the Balkan Peninsula during World War I.
4.1.1.Albania during World War I
Albanian theatre of World War I.
January 1917: Austria-Hungary used the French precedent in Korçë to justify the proclamation of the independence of Albania under its protectorate on January 3, 1917 in Shkodër.
4.1.1.1.Collapse of Albania
Invasion of Albania by the central powers during World War I.
October 1914: On 31 October 1914 the government of Prime Minister Antonio Salandra ordered the occupation of the Albanian islet of Saseno.
December 1914: Unopposed Italian landing in the port of Vlora.
February 1916: The embarkation of fleeing Serbs from Durazzo ended on 9 February, but the Italian authorities decided to keep the Italian garrison already present in the port.
February 1916: An Austrian attack in force on the morning of February 23, immediately put Italian general Ferrero's units under pressure and prompting the Italian command to order the evacuation of the city. The last units of the Savona Brigade were embarked on the evening of 26 February.
August 1916: The Italian army created defensive positions in southern Albania.
August 1916: On 24 August an Italian column arriving from Vlora by land and a contingent landed by sea took possession of Porto Palermo in southern Albania, without encountering resistance from the detachment of Greek gendarmes.
October 1916: Italian forces of the Navy occupied Santi Quaranta.
October 1916: Two Italian army columns from Tepelenë and from Santi Quaranta itself occupied the city of Gjirokastra.
June 1917: On 3 June 1917, General Ferrero proclaimed the establishment of an Italian protectorate of Albania in Gjirokastra.
4.2.World War I Italian Theatre
Involved a series of battles at the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy, fought between 1915 and 1918 in the course of World War I.
June 1916: In 1916, during World War I, the Austrians voluntarily withdrew to the defensive line in Tyrol, known as the "Line of Demarcation."
October 1917: Line after the last six italian attacks.
4.2.1.Italian initial gains (Italian Front of WWI)
Were the early military operations against Austria-Hungary in the Italian front of World War I.
June 1915: Areas occupied by italy up to the first battle with Austria Hungary.
4.2.2.Battles of Isonzo (I-V)
Were a series of 12 battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies in World War I mostly on the territory of present-day Slovenia.
March 1916: The Italians launched the Fifth Battle of the Isonzo on 9 March 1916, and captured the strategic Mount Sabatino.
4.2.3.Battles of Isonzo (VI)
Were a series of 12 battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies in World War I mostly on the territory of present-day Slovenia.
March 1916: Line after the first five italian attacks (Isonzo front).
August 1916: An Italian offensive gained nothing of strategic value but did take Gorizia.
4.2.4.Battle of Caporetto
The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo) was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Central Powers. It was the most serious defeat in the history of the Italian army, leading to the retreat of the entire Italian army as far as the Piave river.
October 1917: Conquests by Austrian and German forces following the Battle of Caporetto, or the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo. The battle was fought on the Italian front of World War I, between the combined forces of the Austro-Hungarian and German armies against the Italian Royal Army. The attack, which began on October 24, 1917, led to the most severe defeat in the history of the Italian army, the collapse of entire army corps, and the retreat of the entire Italian army to the Piave River.
November 1917: Conquests by Austrian and German forces following the Battle of Caporetto, or the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo. The battle was fought on the Italian front of World War I, between the combined forces of the Austro-Hungarian and German armies against the Italian Royal Army. The attack, which began on October 24, 1917, led to the most severe defeat in the history of the Italian army, the collapse of entire army corps, and the retreat of the entire Italian army to the Piave River.
4.2.5.Battle of Vittorio Veneto
It was the last armed clash between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War.
October 1918: Conquests by the Italian Kingdom after the battle of Vittorio Veneto.
November 1918: An Italian naval Expedition seized Trieste on 3 November. Also Trento is taken the same day.
November 1918: Conquests by the Italian Kingdom after the battle of Vittorio Veneto.
4.2.6.Occupation of northern Dalmatia and Tyrol
Was the Italian occupation of Austro-Hungarian territories in Dalmatia and Tyrol at the end of World War I.
November 1918: From 5-6 November 1918, Italian forces were reported to have reached Lissa, Lagosta, Sebenico, and other localities on the Dalmatian coast.
November 1918: After November 4th, the Italian military occupied also Innsbruck and all Tyrol.
4.3.Aftermath of World War I
Were a series of treaties and military events that can be considered a direct consequence of World War I.
August 1920: The Albanian-Italian protocol was signed, upon which Italy retreated from Albania (maintaining only the island of Saseno).
4.3.1.Hungarian-Romanian War
Was a war between Romania and Hungary over territorial disputes after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I.
4.3.1.1.Hungarian-Romanian War Aftermath
The border between Romania and Hungary after World War I was decided in the The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919).
September 1919: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, recognizing Romanian sovereignty over Bukovina but the frontiers of Romania was to be later fixed.
4.3.2.Treaty of St Germain
Was a treaty that settled the dissolution of Austria-Hungary after World War I.
September 1919: The Treaty of St. Germain established the borders of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
September 1919: After World War I, the southern half of the former Tyrolean crownland up to the Brenner Pass, including predominantly German-speaking South Tyrol and the present-day Trentino province, together with the Carinthian Canal Valley around Tarvisio fell to Italy, as well as the Austrian Littoral (Gorizia and Gradisca, the Imperial Free City of Trieste, and Istria as recognized by the Treaty of Rapallo in 1920).
Was a series of military campaigns waged by the Turkish National Movement after parts of the Ottoman Empire were occupied and partitioned following its defeat in World War I. The war led to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey.
April 1919: Italian forces occupied Antalya, the region around which will remain comparatively calm throughout the war.
May 1919: Small Italian contingents occupied (rather symbolically, since the Ottoman administration is allowed to function intact) Fethiye, Bodrum and Marmaris and the surrounding regions.
January 1923: Italy began the withdrawal of its expeditionary force in Constantinople in the autumn of 1922.
Was a brief military campaign which was launched by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini.
April 1939: On April 7, 1939, Mussolini's troops, led by General Alfredo Guzzoni, invaded Albania, simultaneously attacking all Albanian ports.
April 1939: At 9:30 on April 8, 1939, Italian troops entered Tirana quickly conquering all the government buildings.
April 1939: Scutari surrendered to the Italians in the evening after 12 hours of fighting.
April 1939: On 12 April 1939, the Albanian parliament voted to depose Zog and unite the nation with Italy in personal union, offering the Albanian crown to Victor Emmanuel III.
Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
7.1.World War II (Western Front)
Was the Western European theatre of World War II.
November 1942: On 11 November 1942, the Italian Army invaded and occupied Monaco.
September 1943: The Italian surrended to the Allies in September 1943 and the Germans took over the Italian occupation zones in France.
September 1943: In September 1943, following Mussolini's fall in Italy, the German Army occupied Monaco and began the deportation of the Jewish population.
7.1.1.German Invasion of France
The Battle of France was the German invasion of France during World War II that ended with the French Armistice of Compiègne on 22 June 1940.
7.1.1.1.French Armistice
Was the Armistice of 22 June 1940 when France surrendered to Germany during World War II.
7.1.1.1.1.Franco-Italian Armistice
The Franco-Italian Armistice, or Armistice of Villa Incisa, signed on 24 June 1940.
June 1940: Franco-Italian Armistice, or Armistice of Villa Incisa, signed on 24 June 1940, in effect from 25 June. Some regions of southern France remained under Italian occupation.
7.1.2.Italian invasion of France
Was the invasion of southern France by Fascist Italy during the Battle of France.
June 1940: After eliminating the French field fortifications with artillery fire, the Germans took the city of Bramans.
June 1940: That day the fort of Pont Saint-Louis engaged in its last artillery duel with the Italians. No vehicles managed to cross the bridge before the armistice. The capture of "the pearl of France", Menton, a famous tourist destination, was "an undeniable success" (despite its cost) for the Italians.
7.1.3.Case Anton
Was the military occupation of Vichy France carried out by Germany and Italy in November 1942. It marked the end of the Vichy regime as a nominally-independent state and the disbanding of its army, but it continued its existence as a puppet government in Occupied France.
November 1942: Military occupation of Vichy France carried out by Germany and Italy in November 1942. It marked the end of the Vichy regime as a nominally-independent state and the disbanding of its army (the severely-limited Armistice Army), but it continued its existence as a puppet government in Occupied France.
7.2.World War II (East African Theatre)
Was the East African theatre of World War II.
7.2.1.French Somaliland during World War II
Was an Italian military campaign in French Somaliland during World War II.
June 1940: Italian troops under General Guglielmo Nasi attacked the fort of Ali-Sabieh in the south and Dadda'to in the north.
June 1940: By the end of June the Italians had also occupied the border fortifications of Magdoul, Daimoli, Balambolta, Birt Eyla, Asmailo, Tewo, Abba, Alailou, Madda and Rahale.
August 1940: When the Italian invasion of British Somaliland began on 3 August, the forces at Loyada moved on Zeila, which they had taken by 5 August.
August 1940: The Italian 17th Colonial Brigade under Colonel Agosti occupied the French fort at Loyada on the border with British Somaliland in early August.
November 1940: The border area of western French Somaliland was occupied by Italian troops. Under increasing British pressure, the Italians withdrew from Hanlé beginning in October 1940 and from Dagguirou by April 1941, when the French had returned.
May 1941: The French returned in Dagguirou.
December 1942: Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor of French Somaliland, surrendered to British forces. French Somaliland ceased to be part of the Vichy France colonial empire.
7.2.2.Italian invasion of Sudan
Was an Italian military campaign in Sudan during World War II.
July 1940: The Italian army captured Kassala, then Gallabat.
July 1940: Karora and Kurmuk were taken by Italian forces.
January 1941: British General William Platt occupied the Eritrean city of Gallabat.
January 1941: On 21 January 1941, the Italian command, under British pressure, decided to evacuate Cassala and other difficult to defend locations to shorten the front.
7.2.3.Italian Invasion of Kenya
Was the Italian invasion of British East Africa (Kenya) during World War II.
July 1940: The Italians carried out a larger attack by about four battalions on 10 July, after a considerable artillery bombardment and after three days the British withdrew unopposed. The Italians eventually advanced to water holes at Dabel and Buna, nearly 100 km inside Kenya but lack of supplies prevented a further advance.
March 1941: Dabel and Buna remained under Italian control until liberated in February 1941.
7.2.4.Italian conquest of British Somaliland
Was the Italian conquest of British Somaliland during World War II.
August 1940: The Italian invasion force occupied Hargeisa.
August 1940: The Italian eastern column, comprising mainly Eritrean Bande (colonial troops), reached Odweina.
August 1940: By 10 August, de Simone had closed up on the British positions behind the Tug Argan and prepared the Italian attack.
August 1940: The Italian northern column reached Zeila despite naval bombardments.
August 1940: The British retirement was followed up cautiously by the Italians, who attacked the defenders at Barkasan.
August 1940: In the north, the Bertoldi column captured Zeila, about 240 km north-west of Berbera, cutting communications with French Somaliland and then began a slow advance south-east along the coast road, under intermittent air attack from Aden and bombardment from the sea, pushing back the SCC rearguards as far as the village of Bulhar by 17 August.
August 1940: Italian forces entered Berbera victorious on 19 August 1940, just over 2 weeks after the start of the offensive in British Somaliland.
7.2.5.British invasion of Italian East Africa
Was the British invasion and occupation of Italian East Africa during World War II.
March 1941: The town of Barbera was captured by the British.
March 1941: On 20 March, Hargeisa was captured by the British.
March 1941: British forces advanced westwards into eastern Ethiopia and in late March, linked with forces from the Southern Front around Harar and Diredawa.
7.3.World War II (North African Theatre)
Was the North African theatre of World War II.
7.3.1.Italian invasion of Egypt
Was an Italian offensive in the Second World War, against British, Commonwealth and Free French forces in the Kingdom of Egypt.
September 1940: The Italian 10th Army halted and took up defensive positions around the port of Sidi Barrani.
7.3.2.Operation Compass
Was a British military operation against Italian forces in Western Egypt and Cyrenaica.
December 1940: British conquest of Sidi Barrani.
7.4.World War II (Balkan Theatre)
Was the theatre of conflict of World War II that took place in the Balkans.
7.4.1.Greco-Italian War
Was a conflict between Greece and Italy during World War II that started with the Italian invasion of Greece.
7.4.1.1.Italian offensive (Greco-Italian War)
Were the Italian operations during the Greco-Italian War.
November 1940: The Italians managed to capture Konitsa.
November 1940: By the night of 29/30 October, the Greek covering units had withdrawn to the Kalpaki line.
November 1940: The Italian Julia Division captured the village of Vovousa.
November 1940: The Greek forces reach the Pindus area of the Greek-Italian border.
November 1940: Igoumenitsa was captured by the Italians on 6 November.
November 1940: The Italians reached Margariti.
April 1941: Knin was taken by the Axis forces.
April 1941: The Italian army conquers of Kastav, Kalce and Logatec.
April 1941: On 11 April, the Italian 2nd Army launched its offensive, capturing Ljubljana, Sušak and Kraljevica on the same day.
April 1941: The Italian 133rd Armoured Division Littorio and the 52nd Infantry Division Torino took Senj.
April 1941: On 13 April the Italian occupied Otočac and Gradac.
April 1941: Split and Sibenik were taken by Italian forces on 15 and 16 April, respectively.
April 1941: Italian Motorized Corps took Dubrovnik.
7.4.1.2.Greek counter-offensive (Greco-Italian War)
Were the Greek operations during the Greco-Italian War.
November 1940: The Greeks captured the summit of Morava.
7.4.2.Invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis
Was a military operation by the Axis forces that resulted in the occupation and partition of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
7.4.2.1.Surrender and partition of Yugoslavia
Was the partition of Yugoslavia among the invading Axis forces.
April 1941: The Independent State of Croatia (a German puppet state) was established in parts of occupied Yugoslavia.
April 1941: Yugoslavia was partitioned ca. April 20-22, 1941 among the Axis countries (Italy and Germany) and their satellite states (Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania).
7.4.3.German invasion of Greece
Was the invasion of Greece Germany during World War II. The Invasion followed the unsuccesful invasion of Greece by Italian forces.
April 1941: The Italian armoured division along with the 18th Infantry Division Messina advanced upon the Yugoslav fleet base of Kotor in Montenegro, also occupying Cettinje and Podgorica.
August 1923: An Italian general heading a commission to resolve a border dispute between Albania and Greece was murdered in Greek territory along with members of his staff. In response, Benito Mussolini issued a severe ultimatum to Greece and when it was not accepted in whole, dispatched forces to bombard and occupy Corfu. On August 31, 1923, a squadron of the Italian Navy bombarded the Greek island of Corfu and landed 5,000 to 10,000 troops.
September 1923: The Italian flag was lowered and the Italian troops evacuated Corfu.
June 1936: The Ethiopian territories occupied by Italy were proclaimed part of Italian East Africa (AOI) in 1936.
Disestablishment
September 1943: The Italian surrended to the Allies in September 1943 and the Germans took over the Italian occupation zones in France.
September 1943: In September 1943, following Mussolini's fall in Italy, the German Army occupied Monaco and began the deportation of the Jewish population.
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