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3 days ago · Italy’s military was humiliated on the field, its territory was invaded, and the subsequent changing of sides resulted in full-scale German occupation and the commencement of a brutal series of overlapping and sometimes fratricidal wars. By 1945, Italy had been militarily defeated, morally disgraced and, in many areas, materially destroyed.
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5 days ago · Unknown. The Italian second spring offensive or known as Battle of Ponte Perati in Italy, was a offensive by Italy against Greece from 13 to 23 April 1941, in the final phase of the Greco-Italian War. The Greek army, which had pushed the Italians back into Albania, was forced to retreat due to the rapid success of the German invasion of Greece ...
1 day ago · The historian Carlo Gentile, who teaches in Cologne, has written the book Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS in the Partisan War: Italy 1943-1945. It states that 3,778 civilians were killed in Tuscany during these years. This was after the vote of no confidence against Benito Mussolini, after the Nazi occupation of Italy.
4 days ago · What Happened in Assisi. In 1943, thousands of refugees fled to Assisi, including 300 Jews. Immediately, Bishop Giuseppe Nicolini of Assisi formed a working committee to safeguard Jews by placing them in convents and monasteries.
20 hours ago · And then, in 1940, the Empire of Japan entered World War II by signing the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, forming an alliance with the "Axis."
3 days ago · May 7, 1945, is often quoted as the end date for World War II. But that’s not quite true – the February 10, 1947 with the signing of the Paris Peace Treaties is. Germany was not included in the event. By May 1945, Hitler’s 1,000-year Third Reich ended with Germany in ruins, millions of dead, and Europe nearly wrecked.
1 day ago · Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday. A view of the Marmolada massif, the highest in the Dolomites, in July 2022. Photo by Pierre TEYSSOT / AFP. Italy set for new bout of intense heat, remains of two WWI soldiers found in Trentino, Milan named Italy’s most expensive city for single room lets, and more news on Wednesday.