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.

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Battle of the Alps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Italian invasion of the Alps ⓘ
armisticeDate 1940-06-24 ⓘ
armisticeEffectiveDate 1940-06-25 ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
characterizedBy limited Italian progress due to terrain and defenses ⓘ
strong French fortifications ⓘ
combatant French Third Republic ⓘ
commanderForFrance René Olry ⓘ
commanderForItaly Prince Umberto of Savoy ⓘ
Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfDefensivePreparation France ⓘ
countryOfOffensivePlanning Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
countryThatLaunchedInvasion Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
countryWhoseTerritoryWasInvaded France ⓘ
dateOfItalianDeclarationOfWar 1940-06-10 ⓘ
defensiveLine Alpine Line ⓘ
Ligne Alpine ⓘ
endDate 1940-06-25 ⓘ
followedBy Franco-Italian Armistice ⓘ
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) ⓘ
location Alps ⓘ
French–Italian border ⓘ
northwestern Italy ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
notableSector Little St Bernard Pass ⓘ
Menton sector ⓘ
Mont Cenis Pass ⓘ
linked to: Col du Mont Cenis
partOf Italian invasion of France ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
precededBy Phoney War on the Franco–Italian frontier ⓘ
linked to: Phoney War
primaryAttackers Italian Army ⓘ
primaryDefenders French Army of the Alps ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Alps
result French defensive success ⓘ
Italian advance largely repulsed ⓘ
limited Italian territorial gains ⓘ
startDate 1940-06-10 ⓘ
territorialChange Italian occupation of Menton ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Italian Front in World War II ⓘ
timePeriod June 1940 ⓘ

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René Olry → conflict → Battle of the Alps ⓘ
subject linked to: General René Olry