Pietro Badoglio Biography

Appointed to head the Italian Armistice Delegation

Appointed to head the Italian Armistice Delegation

Appointed General

Appointed Ambassador of Brazil

Appointed Chief-of General Staff

Appointed Field Marshal

Appointed Governor of Libya

Commands Italian forces during the Abyssinian campaign.

Appointed Commander in Chief, Italian Forces

Appointed Commander in Chief, Italian Forces

Created Duke of Addis Ababa

Appointed Viceroy of Ethiopia

Appointed Viceroy of Ethiopia

Appointed Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff

Resigns after Italy's failure in Abysinnia

Resigns after the disastrous campaign in Greece

King Victor Emmanuel III appoints Marshal Pietro Badoglio Prime Minister after dismissing Benito Mussolini.

Oversees the dissolution of the National Fascist Party after the fall of Mussolini.

Completes formation of a non-party cabinet of soldiers, officials and technocrats after Mussolini's dismissal.

Authorizes secret contacts with the Allies while publicly maintaining that Italy remains at war.

Leads the royal government after German forces rapidly occupy most of central and northern Italy.

Re-establishes the royal Italian government in Allied-controlled southern Italy after leaving Rome.

Re-establishes functioning royal authority from Brindisi in territory controlled by Italian and Allied forces.

Authorizes acceptance of the Allied short armistice terms and empowers Castellano to sign them.

Authorizes General Giuseppe Castellano to sign the military armistice with the Allies at Cassibile.

Broadcasts the announcement that Italy has accepted an armistice with the Allied powers.

Broadcasts the armistice announcement to the Italian people after the Allied declaration becomes public.

Leads the royal government as Allied forces land at Salerno during the opening of the mainland Italian campaign.

Leaves Rome with the King and senior officials as German forces move to seize the capital.

Loses control of Rome as German forces overcome Italian resistance following the armistice announcement.

Reorganizes ministries and administration in southern Italy under Allied supervision.

Begins providing military and logistical cooperation to Allied forces operating in Italy.

Leads the southern government as Allied forces enter Naples after the German withdrawal and local uprising.

Commits the royal government to active military cooperation with the Allies against Germany.

Announces Italy's declaration of war on Germany, establishing the royal government as an Allied co-belligerent.

Secures Allied acceptance of active Italian cooperation against Germany after declaring war.

Calls for an armistice with the Allies

Signs the Italian Treaty of unconditional surrender to the Allies