Tag Archives: Mussolini

This week in the War, 20–26 September 1943: The Salo republic

Posted on September 24, 2015 by secondbysecond

On 23 September 1943, Benito Mussolini proclaimed the Italian Social Republic(ISR), the so-called Salò Republic, which was headquartered in the town of Salò in the extreme north of Italy. The new republic was a puppet regime and Mussolini had himself become little … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 6–12 September 1943: Italy surrenders, Mussolini is rescued

Posted on September 8, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 8 September 1943, with the Allied fleet already in view off the Italian coast near Salerno, Italy surrendered. (The agreement to do so had already been signed five days earlier.) General Eisenhower made the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 2–8 August 1943: Italy at the crossroads

Posted on August 5, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war saw Italy poised on the brink of changing sides. On 6 August 1943, at the request of the Germans, representatives of Germany and Italy met at the Italian-Austrian border. The foreign ministers from both Germany … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 19–25 July 1943: Mussolini is fired by the King

Posted on July 23, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war saw Rome bombed for the first time by the Allies (on 19 July 1943). The week also saw the Italian Grand Council of Fascism vote against Mussolini’s continued rule. (Mussolini’s son-in-law, Count Ciano, was one … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 5–11 April 1943: Hitler and Mussolini meet in Salzburg

Posted on April 7, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 7 April 1943, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Salzburg to discuss the military situation. Axis forces had suffered major defeats and were on the defensive both in Tunisia in North Africa following … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 8–14 March 1943: Italian workers stage a strike at the Fiat factories in Turin

Posted on March 14, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, 12 March 1943, tens of thousands of workers at the Fiat factories in the Italian industrial city of Turin went on strike. Other Italian workers followed their lead and war production across northern Italy ground … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 29 June–5 July 1942: Mussolini eyes Egypt

Posted on June 27, 2014 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, 29 June 1942, Benito Mussolini flew from Italy to North Africa. The Duce piloted his own plane. Given Rommel’s spectacular advance and the fall of Tobruk, Mussolini was convinced that Axis forces would arrive in Egypt within days. (15 … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 2–8 December 1940: Greeks advance into Albania

Posted on December 4, 2012 by secondbysecond

The Greece-Bulgaria front was quiet. This allowed Greek C-in-C, Alexandros Papagos, to transfer the bulk of his forces to oppose the Italian invasion coming from Albania. Despite the Greek’s lack of armour and inability to oppose the Italians in the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 18–24 November 1940: Hungary, Romania & Slovakia join the Tripartite Pact

Posted on November 20, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, three more countries joined the German-Italian-Japanese ‘Axis’ by signing the Tripartite Pact: Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), and Slovakia (24 November 1940). Stalin had also been approached and was considering signing. Of … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 28 Oct–3 Nov 1940: Emergenza G—Crisis in Greece

Posted on October 30, 2012 by secondbysecond

The euro: €. Today, everyone knows that the present decline in the European currency has much to do with the current crisis in Greece. Like anywhere else, Greece has known ups and downs, and will eventually bounce back. Believe me, … Continue reading →

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