Italy's independent involvement in WW2 (jun 10, 1940 – sep 3, 1943)

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surprise,
the war doesn't end quickly,
Italy is caught in a war it is not prepared for:

there is no plan for any of the attacks Musso orders, he just thinks they'll kinda quickly be done,
rivalry between the different military branches
(contrast w/ Wehrmacht synchronicity between airforce and army),
barely cooperates / discusses anything w/ their German allies,
lacking in modern equipment
(35 / 80 division forced to use 1891 rifles),
Italy had no resources stockpiled and had no currency reserves to import,
growing shortages of oil, coal => industry crippled,
shortages of labour => agriculture production falls by 25%,
taxes go up (unpopular),
1/5 of pre-war caloric intake

the disaster that was WW2 for Italy caused resentment among the Italians:
100 K strikers in March 1943,
leaflets like: "Bread, Peace, Freedom",
PNF, Army, Church, Elite all increasingly unhappy

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