Italy Had Stayed on the Sidelines in WW2

[5fish]

Have you ever wondered if Italy had stayed on the sidelines during WW2? You can argue that the Italians were more of a problem than a help to the Germans. The Germans would have had to help the Italians in Greece or North Africa, which would have freed up more troops for the Russian invasion or boosted the Atlantic Sea Wall. Would Mussolini have stayed in power until old age took him?

What If Mussolini Had Stayed on the Sidelines?

Consider this scenario: In May 1940 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini observes with mixed emotions the stunning speed of the German military triumph in

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Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935 - Wikipedia

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The West wanted to align with him...

Easter Accords - Wikipedia

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[rittmeister]

Have you ever wondered if Italy had stayed on the sidelines during WW2? You can argue that the Italians were more of a problem than a help to the Germans. The Germans would have had to help the Italians in Greece or North Africa, which would have freed up more troops for the Russian invasion or boosted the Atlantic Sea Wall. Would Mussolini have stayed in power until old age took him?

What If Mussolini Had Stayed on the Sidelines?

Consider this scenario: In May 1940 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini observes with mixed emotions the stunning speed of the German military triumph in

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that's a stOOpid idea - benito wanted to reinstate the roman empire

 

[5fish]

that's a stOOpid idea - benito wanted to reinstate the roman empire

Italy was on the sidelines until France fell in 1940, before the war, he was working on creating the Latin Bloc in the years before WW2...He stayed on the sidelines for two years, he should have followed Franco's lead.

Latin Bloc (proposed alliance) - Wikipedia

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The Latin Bloc (Italian: Blocco Latino; French: Bloc Latin; Spanish: Bloque Latino; Portuguese: Bloco Latino; Romanian: Blocul Latin) was a proposal for an alliance made between the 1920s to the 1940s that began with Italy's Duce Benito Mussolini proposing such a bloc in 1927 between Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal (and possibly Romania), that would be an alliance based upon common Latin civilization and culture.[1] The proposal was publicly discussed between the governments of Italy, Spain, and France, during World War II.[2] In the 1930s, French Prime Minister Pierre Laval and French conservatives supported a Latin Bloc with Italy and Spain.[3]

 

[rittmeister]

bollocks

Italian East Africa - Wikipedia

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benito tried to make italy great again and revive the

Mare Nostrum - Wikipedia

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[jgoodguy]

Have you ever wondered if Italy had stayed on the sidelines during WW2? You can argue that the Italians were more of a problem than a help to the Germans. The Germans would have had to help the Italians in Greece or North Africa, which would have freed up more troops for the Russian invasion or boosted the Atlantic Sea Wall. Would Mussolini have stayed in power until old age took him?

What If Mussolini Had Stayed on the Sidelines?

Consider this scenario: In May 1940 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini observes with mixed emotions the stunning speed of the German military triumph in

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Fascists of a feather flock together, although Franco stayed out of it.

 

[jgoodguy]

that's a stOOpid idea - benito wanted to reinstate the roman empire

agree

 

[rittmeister]

Fascists of a feather flock together, although Franco stayed out of it.

after their civil war he wasn't really in a position to take part in that kind of a hobby

 

[jgoodguy]

after their civil war he wasn't really in a position to take part in that kind of a hobby

Exactly.

 

[5fish]

The Catholics... were divided...

Clerical fascism - Wikipedia

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Clerical fascism (also clero-fascism or clerico-fascism) is an ideology that combines the political and economic doctrines of fascism with clericalism. The term has been used to describe organizations and movements that combine religious elements with fascism, receive support from religious organizations which espouse sympathy for fascism, or fascist regimes in which clergy play a leading role.

 

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This was the early Italy after the Great War... Two Red years...

Italy - Economic Crisis, Political Turmoil, Two Red Years | Britannica

Italy - Economic Crisis, Political Turmoil, Two Red Years: Italy faced serious postwar economic problems. Wartime governments had printed money to pay for arms, and inflation intensified. By the end of 1920 the lira was worth only one-sixth of its 1913 value. Savings became nearly worthless, and...

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