Italian invasion of France
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The Italian invasion of France was a brief 1940 military offensive by Fascist Italy against southeastern France, launched in coordination with Nazi Germany during the final phase of the Battle of France in World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
→
invasion → military offensive → |
| belligerent |
France
→
Kingdom of Italy → |
| commander |
Benito Mussolini
→
General Alfredo Guzzoni → General René Olry → Umberto II of Italy →
surface form: "Prince Umberto of Savoy"
|
| conflictIn | World War II → |
| coordinatedWith | Nazi Germany → |
| country | Kingdom of Italy → |
| dateOfMilitaryAction |
1940-06-21
→
1940-06-24 → |
| describedBySource |
Battle of France studies
→
Italian campaign in World War II histories → |
| endTime | 1940-06-25 → |
| followedBy |
Italian invasion of France
→
surface form: "Italian occupation of southeastern France"
|
| hasCasualties |
French casualties
→
Italian casualties → civilian casualties → |
| hasCause |
Italy’s entry into World War II
→
Mussolini’s desire to gain territory at the expense of France → |
| hasLanguageOfName |
French
→
Italian → |
| location |
Maritime Alps
→
surface form: "Alpine front"
Alps → French Riviera → southeastern France → |
| objective |
annexation of Corsica
→
annexation of Nice → annexation of Savoy → |
| opponent | French Third Republic → |
| opposedBy |
French Republican Army of the Alps
→
surface form: "French Army of the Alps"
French Navy → |
| partOf |
Battle of France
→
Italian campaign →
surface form: "Italian campaign in World War II"
Western Front →
surface form: "Western Front of World War II"
|
| pointInTime | June 1940 → |
| precededBy |
Battle of France
→
surface form: "German invasion of France"
|
| result |
Armistice of 22 June 1940
→
surface form: "Franco-Italian Armistice"
Italian tactical failure → |
| startTime | 1940-06-10 → |
| temporalRelation | final phase of the Battle of France → |
| usedMilitaryForce |
Regia Aeronautica
→
Italian Navy →
surface form: "Regia Marina"
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) →
surface form: "Regio Esercito"
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Italian occupation of southeastern France"
this entity surface form: "Italian invasion of France (1940)"