]Italian units had inadequate or obsolete artillery and lacked motor transport. 'Between Vichy France and Fascist Italy: Redefining Identity and the Enemy in Corsica during the Second World War'. In 1940, The Italian Armistice Commission (Commissione Italiana d'Armistizio con la Francia, CIAF) produced two detailed plans concerning the future of the occupied French territories. [15] Plan 'B' encompassed the Italian annexation of the Alpes Maritimes (including the Principality of Monaco) and parts of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes Alpes and Savoie. The Italian Occupation of France. This initial zone of oc… The Second World War in Map Of southeast France Italian Occupation Of France Wikipedia is one of the pictures that are related to the picture before in the collection gallery, uploaded by secretmuseum.net.You can also look for some pictures that related to Map of France by scroll down to collection on below this picture. The Italian occupation of France has been largely forgotten both in France and Italy, but also in Britain. [5], The Italian Army of occupation in southern France in November 1942 was made up of four infantry divisions with 136,000 soldiers and 6,000 officers, while in Corsica [6] there were 66,000 soldiers with 3,000 officers. During the fighting, the Italians lost 631 men killed and 2,631 wounded, with an additional 616 reported missing. [13], In addition to Nice/Nizza and Corsica, the Italians projected further territorial claims for the defeated France. On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war against the French and British. Alois Brunner, the SS official for Jewish affairs, was placed at the head of units formed to search out Jews. Nearly 80% of the remaining 300,000 French Jews took refuge there after November 1942. "[10], However, when the Italians signed the armistice with the Allies, German troops invaded the former Italian zone (September 8, 1943) and initiated brutal raids. Overall, the Italian forces numbered about 700,000 troops in June 1940. [15] The territory would be administrated as the new Italian region of Alpi Occidentali with the town of Briançon (Italian: Brianzone) acting as the provincial capital. The sub-unit of the Albanian lek, the qindar, was abolished, and the fractional denominations instead used decimals. 2. Varley, Karine. Italy occupied Albania during world war II, to demonstrate its military strength and to start surrounding the Mediterranean sea. Italy - Italy - The first French invasion: Because the rulers of both France and Spain had dynastic claims in Italy, it was predictable that after the Hundred Years’ War in France in 1453 and the conquest of Granada by Spain in 1492 both powers would make Italy the battlefield of their conflicting ambitions. [9][11], In August 1940, the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) established a submarine base at Bordeaux, outside Italian-occupied France. Within five months, 5,000 Jews were caught and deported. [8], In January 1943 the Italians refused to cooperate with the Nazis in rounding up the Jews living in the occupied zone of France under their control and in March prevented the Nazis from deporting Jews in their zone. The Italian Jewish banker Angelo Donati had an important role in convincing the Italian civil and military authorities to protect the Jews from the French persecution. However, while they enjoyed a huge numerical superiority to the French, they had several deficiencies. Most [according to whom? [15], Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Military history of France during World War II, Military history of Italy during World War II, States and territories established in 1940, States and territories disestablished in 1943, Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces, http://www.comandosupremo.com/France.html, From the French Shoah memorial : Angelo Donati’s report on the steps taken by the Italians to save the Jews in Italian-occupied France, Italy and the Jews - Timeline by Elizabeth D. Malissa, "Italian Fascism Didn't Practice Anti-Semitism", http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/22/opinion/l-italian-fascism-didn-t-practice-anti-semitism-707193.html, Battambang and Sisophon (Cambodia) Many thousands of Jews moved to the Italian zone of occupation to escape Nazi persecution in Vichy France. [citation needed]. The initial Italian occupation of France territory occurred in June 1940; it was then expanded in November 1942. The Italian armored regiments were from the 133 Armoured Division Littorio and included between 150 to 250 L3/35 tanks each. But the French had not progressed beyond the defensive mentality inherited from World War I, and they relied primarily on their Maginot Line for protection against a German offensive. The Italians lost 631 men in these skirmishes compared to France's 40 casualties. [7] The book Robert O. Paxton's Vichy France, Old Guard, New Order describes how the Italian zone acted as a refuge for Jews fleeing persecution in Vichy France during the occupation. [8] The book Robert O. Paxton's Vichy France, Old Guard, New Order describes how the Italian zone acted as a refuge for Jews fleeing persecution in Vichy France during the occupation. Hello Select your address Best Sellers Today's Deals New Releases Electronics Books Customer Service Gift Ideas Home Computers Gift Cards Subscribe and save Coupons Sell Many thousands of Jews moved to the Italian zone of occupation to escape Nazi persecution in Vichy France. [14] Plan 'A' presented an Italian military occupation all the way to the river Rhone, in which France would maintain its territorial integrity except for Corsica and Nizza. [citation needed]. On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war against the French and British. [4] But this was not done because of the Italian surrender to the Allies in September 1943 when the Germans took over the Italian occupation zones. [6] They faced no opposition from the Vichy Army. In 1940, The Italian Armistice Commission (Commissione Italiana d'Armistizio con la Francia, CIAF) produced two detailed plans concerning the future of the occupied French territories. In November 1942, in conjunction with Case Anton, the German occupation of most of Vichy France, the Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito) expanded its occupation zone. These submarines sank 109 Allied merchant ships (593,864 tons) and 18 warships (20,000 tons) up to September 1943. However, while they enjoyed a huge numerical superiority to the French, they had several deficiencies. The initial Italian occupation of France territory occurred in June 1940; it was then expanded in November 1942. On 10 June 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussolini invaded France. By the start of June, the British were evacuating from the pocket in Northern France. On 24 June 1940, after the Fall of France, Italy and France signed the Franco-Italian Armistice, two days after the Second Armistice at Compiegne between France and Germany, agreeing upon an Italian zone of occupation. This initial zone of occupation was 832 km² and contained 28,500 inhabitants. By the start of June, the British were evacuating from the pocket in Northern France. Most Italian units had inadequate or obsolete artillery and lacked motor transport. [citation needed], There was virtually no guerrilla war against the Italians in France until summer 1943. [12], Operating from Bordeaux Sommergibile ("BETASOM") as it was known, thirty-two Italian submarines participated in the Battle of the Atlantic. * Luang Prabang and Champasak (Laos), https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Italian_occupation_of_France_during_World_War_II?oldid=4526577, Italian Military Administration in France, On 10 June 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussolini. The occupation lasted from June 1940 until the Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces on September 8, 1943, when Italian troops on French soil retreated under pressure from the Germans. 1. The French Navy in World War II. [1] The largest town contained within the initial zone of occupation was Menton. * Luang Prabang and Champasak (Laos), https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Italian_occupation_of_France?oldid=4418282, Italian Military Administration in France, Occupation zone 1942–43 in striped blue/purple.