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A New Guide to Italian CinemaWorld War II

A New Guide to Italian Cinema: World War II 1939 Pact of Steel between Germany and Italy 1940 Mussolini declares war on England and France Italian troops in Balkans and Africa fight the Allies 1941 German troops join Italian forces in North Africa Germany attacks the Soviet Union. Italy declares war on the Soviet Union and sends troops to the Eastern Front Japanese attack United States at Pearl Harbor. Italy declares war against the United States 1942 Italian and German troops defeated by Allied troops in North Africa 1943 (July 10) Anglo-American troops land in Sicily. (July 25) After a vote of the Fascist Grand Council Victor Emanuel III ousts Mussolini and appoints General Badoglio to head government (September 8) General Badoglio makes radio address informing country of Monarchy’s armistice with Allies RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana—Republic of Salò) formed in northern Italy with Mussolini as head 1944 (June 4) Anglo-American troops liberate Rome 1945 (April 27) Mussolini executed by Partisans taly’s ties to Germany strengthened in the late 1930s as both countries assisted Ifuture Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). Mussolini saw the Rome–Berlin Axis as a chance for Italy to achieve Great Power status, a desire only partially satisfied by Mussolini’s http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Guide to Italian CinemaWorld War II

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Palgrave Macmillan US
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2007
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978-1-4039-7565-2
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39 –52
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1939 Pact of Steel between Germany and Italy 1940 Mussolini declares war on England and France Italian troops in Balkans and Africa fight the Allies 1941 German troops join Italian forces in North Africa Germany attacks the Soviet Union. Italy declares war on the Soviet Union and sends troops to the Eastern Front Japanese attack United States at Pearl Harbor. Italy declares war against the United States 1942 Italian and German troops defeated by Allied troops in North Africa 1943 (July 10) Anglo-American troops land in Sicily. (July 25) After a vote of the Fascist Grand Council Victor Emanuel III ousts Mussolini and appoints General Badoglio to head government (September 8) General Badoglio makes radio address informing country of Monarchy’s armistice with Allies RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana—Republic of Salò) formed in northern Italy with Mussolini as head 1944 (June 4) Anglo-American troops liberate Rome 1945 (April 27) Mussolini executed by Partisans taly’s ties to Germany strengthened in the late 1930s as both countries assisted Ifuture Spanish dictator Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). Mussolini saw the Rome–Berlin Axis as a chance for Italy to achieve Great Power status, a desire only partially satisfied by Mussolini’s

Published: Oct 6, 2015

Keywords: Firing Squad; Fascist Regime; Open City; ITALIAN Cinema; German Troop

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