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The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from the military conflicts fought by the ancient peoples of Italy, most notably the conquest of the Mediterranean world by the ancient Romans, through the expansion of the Italian city-states and maritime republics during the medieval period and the involvement of the historical Italian states in the Italian Wars and the ...
Surrender of Caserta, whereby the German forces in Italy surrender, ending the Italian Campaign of World War II and the Italian Civil War. 10 December: Alcide De Gasperi becomes prime minister, holding the office until 1953. He is one of the Founding Fathers of the European Union and the first republican prime minister of Italy. 1946: 22 April
Nevertheless it performed well during World War 1, as even tough Italy was the least supported of the three main Entente powers, the fact the italians menaged to hold the line until late 1917 meant that the industry reached the level that it could outproduce the invader, giving the italian army the advantage of an excellent air force, and this ...
The Risorgimento movement emerged to unite Italy in the 19th century. Piedmont-Sardinia took the lead in a series of wars to liberate Italy from foreign control. Following three Wars of Italian Independence against the Habsburg Austrians in the north, the Expedition of the Thousand against the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies in the south, and the Capture of Rome, the unification of the country ...
Shortly after Italy conquered Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War began, seen by many as a proving ground for World War II, Germany provided troops, weapons, and other aid to Francisco Franco's nationalists. Italy also provided troops. On 7 April 1939, Italy invaded Albania.
Italian African Police; Outline of the Italian Army at the end of the Cold War; Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars; Italian nuclear weapons program; Italian Society for Military History; Italian Spahis; Revisionism of Risorgimento; Italian Volunteer Legion
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Military history of Italy during World War II (14 C, 54 P) This page was last edited on 24 October 2024, at 00:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...