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| Alliance Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea |  |
| 13th May Rome Tells Ciano Italy will enter the war on the German side |
| 13th May Tells Ciano Italy will enter the war on the German side |
| Battle of Mersa Matruh Graziani, Rodolfo | |
| Mersa Matruh Stopped by the British defences at Mersa Matruh |
| Bombing of Bardia Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| Dec Bardia The British bomb Bardia |
| Bombing of Naples Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 30th Dec Naples Churchill says Mussolini is "the one man" who brought Italy into the war |
| Bombing of Valona Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 30th Dec Valona The RAF bombs Valona |
| Capture of Sollum Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 13th Sep Sollum Italy captures Sollum, Egypt |
| Chief of Staff Badoglio, Pietro | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff |
| Declaration of War Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 10th June Declares war on Britain & France after Germany has occupied France |
| Health Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| A leg wound from 1917 opens up & he has to wear special boots |
| Invasion of Albania Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 30th Dec Valona The Italians cannot form a line of defence & the Greeks advance on Valona |
| Invasion of Egypt Graziani, Rodolfo | |
| Stopped by the British defences at Mersa Matruh |
| Sep Leads the Italian 10th Army, nearly 250,000, into Egypt |
| 13th Sep Rodolfo Graziani and 5 Italian divisions began a rapid advance into Egypt |
| 9th Dec The Italians are driven out of Egypt in the 1st major British offensive of the War |
| Invasion of Egypt Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 19th Aug Orders the invasion of Egypt on the day that the invasion of Britain was mounted |
| Invasion of Greece Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 28th Oct Italy has its 1st engagement of the war by a failed attempt to occupy Greece |
| 28th Oct The failed invasion attempt diverts German divisions from the Russian front |
| Invasion of Somaliland Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 3rd Aug Italy commences the occupation of British Somaliland |
| 19th Aug Italy completes the occupation of British Somaliland |
| Operation Sea Lion Ciano | |
| 4th Oct Visits Hitler, notes in his diary there was no talk about Operation Sea Lion |
| Operation Sea Lion Ciano, Galeazzo | |
| 4th Oct Visits Hitler, notes in his diary there was no talk about Operation Sea Lion |
| Resignation of Badoglio Badoglio, Pietro | |
| Resigns after Italy's failure in Abysinnia |
| Resigns after the disastrous campaign in Greece |
| Supreme Council Ciano Ciano | |
| Appointed Member of the Fascist Grand Council |
| Supreme Council Ciano Ciano, Galeazzo | |
| Appointed Member of the Fascist Grand Council |
| Tripartite Pact Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| 27th Sep The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy & Japan |
