A timeline of events regarding the Italian military and political actions of 1941. Italian and German forces progress in North Africa, Balkans and USSR.
Jim H
Jim H
I created Comando Supremo: Italy at War in 2000 because of the limited amount of information available online on Italy in WWII. Thanks to people like you, this site has grown to what it is today. Thank you for visiting and please bookmark us.
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Timeline of events regarding Italian military and political actions of 1942. Axis forces lose ground in Soviet Union and North Africa. Axis are in retreat.
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A timeline of events regarding the Italian military and political actions of 1943. Italy declares war on Germany and the country is divided.
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A timeline of events for the Italian Co-Belligerent forces between 1944 and 1945. This timeline also includes Partisan actions between 1944-1945.
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Gino Boccasile was the primary artist behind Italy’s propaganda effort. Here are examples and descriptions of Italian WW2 propaganda posters and postcards.
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Also known as the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Germany and Italy, the Pact of Steel was a political and military alliance signed on 22 May 1939.
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An English translation of Benito Mussolini’s reply to Hitler’s letter discussing Poland, the non-aggression pact with Russia and Italy’s readiness for war.
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The following letters were exchanged between General Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini on 15 and 25 August 1940.
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An English translation of a letter from Adolf Hitler to Benito Mussolini dated 25 August 1939. In the letter, Adolf Hitler discusses Russia and Poland.
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Enrico Fermi was an Italian scientist who immigrated to the United States. In charge of the Manhattan Project, he produced the first nuclear chain reaction.