Battle of the Alps
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The Battle of the Alps was a brief 1940 World War II campaign in which French forces defended the Alpine frontier against an Italian invasion following Italy’s entry into the war.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Italian invasion of the Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armisticeDate | 1940-06-24 ⓘ |
| armisticeEffectiveDate | 1940-06-25 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
limited Italian progress due to terrain and defenses
ⓘ
strong French fortifications ⓘ |
| combatant | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForFrance | René Olry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForItaly |
Prince Umberto of Savoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rodolfo Graziani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfDefensivePreparation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOffensivePlanning | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryThatLaunchedInvasion | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryWhoseTerritoryWasInvaded | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfItalianDeclarationOfWar | 1940-06-10 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine |
Alpine Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ligne Alpine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-06-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Franco-Italian Armistice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontType | mountain warfare ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Italian declaration of war on France and the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Italy’s entry into World War II on the side of the Axis ⓘ |
| involvedFortificationSystem | Maginot Line (Alpine extension) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French–Italian border NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Italy ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| notableSector |
Little St Bernard Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menton sector NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Cenis Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian invasion of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Phoney War on the Franco–Italian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAttackers | Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDefenders | French Army of the Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
French defensive success
ⓘ
Italian advance largely repulsed ⓘ limited Italian territorial gains ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-06-10 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Italian occupation of Menton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Italian Front in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | June 1940 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
René Olry