Comments by "Sar Jim" (@sarjim4381) on "The Armchair Historian" channel.

  1. No, not 1944. Italy announced an armistice with the allies on September 8, 1943, although it was signed several days earlier in secret. The new government under King Victor Emmanuel declared war on Germany on October 13, 1943. After Mussolini was rescued from government custody by German paratroopers on September 12, 1943. He was then taken to the north of Italy to establish a rump government, the Italian Social Republic. In reality, the Nazis were in control of the remaining territory of Italy and Mussolini was their puppet ruler. The war in terms of Italy having control of its territory and fighting the allies was over in 1943.
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