During the late 1920s, the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini spoke with increasing urgency about imperial expansion, … See more

In June 1940, only five Alpine passes between France and Italy were practicable for motor vehicles: the Little Saint Bernard Pass, the Mont Cenis, the Col de Montgenèvre, the Maddalena Pass (Col de Larche) an… See more

Marshal Graziani, as army chief of staff, went to the front to take over the general direction of the war after 10 June. He was joined by the under-secretary of war, General Ubaldo Soddu, who had no operationa… See more

On 17 June, the day after he transmitted a formal request for an armistice to the German government, French Foreign Minister Paul Baudoin handed to the Papal nuncio Valerio Valeri a note that said: "The French gov… See more

• France–Italy relations
• List of French military equipment of World War II
• List of Italian Army equipment in World War II See more