Italy in wwii

Italy in World War 2

By Jesse Weinert

  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

  • Italy and Germany sign treaty

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.

  • Italy invades Albania

    Italy invades and annexes Albania.

  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

  • Italy invades Egypt

    The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.

  • Tripartite Pact

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

  • Italy invades Greece

    Italy invades Greece from Albania on October 28.

  • Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade Yugoslavia

    Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia surrenders on April 17. Germany and Bulgaria invade Greece in support of the Italians. Resistance in Greece ceases in early June 1941.

  • Tunisia surrenders to Allies

    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.

  • Invasion of Sicily

    The Allies took Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany).

  • Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini

    The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.

  • The Badoglio government surrenders to Allies

    The Badoglio government surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. The Germans immediately seize control of Rome and northern Italy, establishing a puppet Fascist regime under Mussolini, who is freed from imprisonment by German commandos on September 12.

  • The death of Benito Mussolini

    Mussolini and Petacci were both summarily executed, along with most of the members of their 15-man train, primarily ministers and officials of the Italian Social Republic.