Nice (Italian occupation during World War II)

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Nice (Italian occupation during World War II) refers to the period from 1942 to 1943 when the city of Nice and surrounding areas were placed under Italian military control, marked by relatively milder policies toward Jews compared to Nazi-occupied zones and ending with German takeover after Italy’s armistice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
military occupation
administeredBy Italian military authorities
appliesToCity Nice
appliesToEthnicGroup Jews in Nice
appliesToRegion French-Italian border area
appliesToTerritory Alpes-Maritimes
Nice
causeOfEnd armistice of Cassibile
surface form: Armistice of Cassibile
conflict World War II
countryOccupying Kingdom of Italy
endTime 1943
followedBy German occupation of France
surface form: German occupation of Nice

German occupation of France
surface form: Nazi occupation of southeastern France
hasCharacteristic ended after Italian armistice of September 1943
relatively milder anti-Jewish policies than Nazi-occupied zones
used as a refuge by Jews fleeing Nazi-occupied France
hasConsequence deportations of Jews after German takeover
increased Jewish presence in Italian zone before 1943
hasContext German occupation of France
surface form: Axis occupation of France

French State (Vichy regime)
surface form: Vichy France
hasEvent arrival of Italian troops in Nice in 1942
subsequent entry of German forces into Nice
withdrawal of Italian forces after armistice in 1943
hasLanguage French
Italian
legalStatus military occupation under Axis powers
locatedIn French Riviera
southeastern France
locatedInTimePeriod World War II
surface form: Second World War
occupyingForce Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army

Regio Esercito
surface form: Royal Italian Army
partOf Italian occupation of France
Savoy (Italian occupation during World War II)
surface form: Italian occupation zone in France

history of Jews in France
history of Nice
policyComparedTo Nazi occupation policies in France
precededBy Vichy French control of Nice
resultedIn German military takeover of Nice
startTime 1942
temporalRelation after German occupation of northern France
before Liberation of Nice in 1944

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Italian Empire colonialPowerOf Nice (Italian occupation during World War II)