Mediterranean Front (World War II)

Part of

World War II

Date

10 June 1940 - 25 May 1945

Location

Southern Europe, North Africa, Horn of Africa, Middle East

Causes

Italian Imperialism and German Interventionism

Result

Allied Victory

Invasion and collapse of the Italian Empire
Civil War in Italy and eventual reunification

Territorial changes

Dissolution of the Italian Empire

Belligerents
UKball Australiaball New Zealandball British Rajball British Canadaball Union of South Africaball USAball Soviet Unionball Kingdom of Yugoslaviaball Kingdom of Greeceball Brazilball Kingdom of Italyball (1943-45) Free Franceball Polish government-in-exileball	Nazi Germanyball Kingdom of Italyball (1940-43) Independent State of Croatiaball Italian Social Republicball Vichy Franceball (1940-1942)

The Mediterranean Front was a major theatre of operations that occurred during World War II in the Middle East, Eastern and Northern Africa by the Allied Powers against the Axis Powers and later in Southern Europe in 1943 during the Italian Campaign. The front began in response to imperialism and hostile aggression by

Kingdom of Italyball against

UKball in Egypt during its invasion of the country, which was inconclusive and by 1941,

Nazi Germanyball deployed the

Afrika Korps (led by Erwin Rommel) to aid the Italians in North Africa.

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