Mussolini and WW2 - chronology Flashcards
Which two French towns did Italy capture when they declared war ?
Modane and Briancon
How long did the Italian war in France last ?
100 hours
Against the advice of generals, Mussolini moved troops from Abyssinia into where ?
British Somaliland
In Africa, out the outbreak of war, he also moved troops into which British colonies
Egypt and Kenya
In December 1940, as a response to Italian aggression, Britain countered in Africa and advanced ..?
300 km capturing 100,000 Italians
June 1940 Mussolini used Albania as a base for
a Greek invasion
the justification for this was
Greece had shown signs of hostility and must be occupied to ensure neutrality
Which general commanded the Greek invasion
Prasca
against 4 Greek divisions, they planned for a war of what duration
2 weeks
by December however, Greece had countered and Italians were forced where ?
Back into Albania
where did British ships also destroy 1/2 an Italian fleet ?
Taranto
In April 1941, which African land was lost to Britain ?
Abyssinia
Hitler has to ask the support of which country to allow him to invade Greece and bail Mussolini out ?
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
How long did it take the Nazis to overrun Greece
two weeks
Which Italian generals resigned at the humiliation of this ?
Cavagnari and Badoglio
