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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Generate an image of the Italian invasion of France (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 ⓘ
Prince Umberto of Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Umberto II of Italy
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 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 Alpine front ⓘ
linked to: Maritime Alps

Alps ⓘ
French Riviera ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
objective annexation of Corsica ⓘ
annexation of Nice ⓘ
annexation of Savoy ⓘ
opponent French Third Republic ⓘ
opposedBy French Army of the Alps ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
partOf Battle of France ⓘ
Italian campaign in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

Western Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Western Front
pointInTime June 1940 ⓘ
precededBy German invasion of France ⓘ
linked to: Battle of France
result Franco-Italian Armistice ⓘ
Italian tactical failure ⓘ
startTime 1940-06-10 ⓘ
temporalRelation final phase of the Battle of France ⓘ
usedMilitaryForce Regia Aeronautica ⓘ
Regia Marina ⓘ
linked to: Italian Navy

Regio Esercito ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of France → keyEvent → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
French–Italian border → relatedEvent → Italian invasion of France (1940) ⓘ
linked to: Italian invasion of France
Italian invasion of Albania → followedBy → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Italian invasion of France → followedBy → Italian occupation of southeastern France ⓘ
linked to: Italian invasion of France
Italy’s entry into World War II → followedBy → Italian invasion of France (June 1940) ⓘ
linked to: Italian invasion of France
René Olry → event → Italian invasion of France (June 1940) ⓘ
subject linked to: General René Olry
linked to: Italian invasion of France
Alpine fortified sectors → conflict → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Territorial changes of World War II → includesEvent → Italian occupation of parts of France ⓘ
linked to: Italian invasion of France
Battle of the Alps → partOf → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Italian Army in World War II → notableCampaign → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Secteur fortifié des Alpes-Maritimes → conflict → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Secteur fortifié du Rhône → associatedWith → Italian invasion of France (1940) ⓘ
linked to: Italian invasion of France
Secteur fortifié de Modane → conflict → Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Secteur fortifié de Savoie → theaterOfOperations → Italian invasion of France (1940) ⓘ
linked to: Italian invasion of France