10 giug 1940 anni - Italy joins the war as an ally of Germany.

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Italy declares war on Germany. ... Ever since Mussolini began to falter, Hitler had been making plans to invade Italy to keep the Allies from gaining a foothold that would situate them within easy reach of the German-occupied Balkans. On the day of Italy's surrender, Hitler launched Operation Axis, the occupation of Italy.
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