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Italy protests to Britain over proposed ban on Italian imports of German coal. |
| 09/03/1940 |
Italian-Anglo agreement on coal, Britain to release Italian collier ships, Italy to import no more German coal. |
| 18/03/1940 |
Mussolini and Hitler meet in the Brenner Pass in northern Italy, Mussolini agreeing to Italy's entry into the war "at an opportune moment". |
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| 16/05/1940 |
Churchill urges Mussolini not to become involved in the war. |
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30/05/1940 |
Mussolini tells Hitler he intends to enter the war. |
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10/06/1940 |
Italy declares war on Britain and France, effective from the 11th June 1940. |
| 11/06/1940 |
Italian aircraft bomb Malta. |
| 22/06/1940 |
French representatives fly to Rome to negotiate with Mussolini. |
| 24/06/1940 |
An armistice is signed between France and Italy at Villa Indusa near Rome. |
| 28/06/1940 |
The Pope offers to mediate between Britain, Germany and Italy. |
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| 04/07/1940 |
Italian bombers raid Malta. |
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07/07/1940 |
Italy allows French Mediterranean bases to remain armed. |
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03/09/1940 |
Dobrudja is ceded to Bulgaria by Romania under the Vienna award. |
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04/10/1940 |
Mussolini and Hitler meet at the Brenner Pass. |
| 26/10/1940 |
The Italians protest to the Greeks about their 'non-neutral' attitude towards Italy. |
| 28/10/1940 |
Italy attacks Greece after Greek rejection of three-hour ultimatum; Churchill promises ‘all the help in our power’. Hitler and Mussolini meet at Florence. |
| 29/10/1940 |
British troops set sail for Crete. Italians claim to have made some advances but Greeks hold most positions. |
| 31/10/1940 |
British troops occupy Canea in Crete. Italians claim advance towards Salonika in Greece. |
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01/11/1940 |
Turkey declares itself neutral in Greco-Italian war. |
| 03/11/1940 |
Greek troops trap the Italian 3rd Alpine Division taking 5,000 prisoners. British troops arrive in Greece. |
| 06/11/1940 |
Britain promises financial assistance to Greece, starting with £5 million advance. |
| 08/11/1940 |
Italians begin big offensive in Albania. |
| 12/11/1940 |
Germany prepares to enter war in Greece. |
| 19/11/1940 |
Greek successes continue in northern Greece and Albania. The Italians are driven back across the Kalamas River. |
| 21/11/1940 |
Greeks capture Koritza, defeating Italian IX Army. |
| 29/11/1940 |
British and New Zealand troops under General Freyberg occupy the whole of the Greek island of Crete in the Mediterranean. |
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04/12/1940 |
Greeks capture Premeti, Pogradec and the Albanian port of Sarande. |
| 06/12/1940 |
Greeks occupy Santi Quaranta, Albania. Italian Supreme Commander Badoglio resigns ‘at his own request’; replaced by Gen. Cavallero. |
| 08/12/1940 |
Greeks take Argyrokastro and Delvino. |
| 13/12/1940 |
Hitler issues Directive No. 20, the order for the preparation of Operation 'Marita', the plan for sending German forces to revive the bogged-down Italian offensive in Albania. |
| 23/12/1940 |
Churchill broadcasts to Italy: ‘All because of one man’. |
| 28/12/1940 |
Mussolini asks Hitler for support, to help the bogged down Italian forces with their offensive against the Greeks in Albania. |
