Battle of Elaia-Kalamas
During the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas the Italians fought their way across the Thyamis (Kalamas) river, but were then forced to a halt
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
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Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini Biography and Timeline — Page 5
Follow Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini through 223 dated historical records for Italy.
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1940
Invasion of Greece
During the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas the Italians fought their way across the Thyamis (Kalamas) river, but were then forced to a halt
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Greece
Hitler intervened on November 4, 1940, four days after the British took both Crete and Lemnos
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Greece
Hitler intervened on November 4, 1940, four days after the British took both Crete and Lemnos
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Greece
Within weeks the Italians are driven out of Greece and Greek forces pushed on to occupy much of southern Albania
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Greece
Within weeks the Italians are driven out of Greece and Greek forces pushed on to occupy much of southern Albania
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Bombing of Naples
Churchill says Mussolini is "the one man" who brought Italy into the war
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Bombing of Valona
The RAF bombs Valona
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Albania
The Italians cannot form a line of defence & the Greeks advance on Valona
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Bombing of Bardia
The British bomb Bardia
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Health of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
A leg wound from 1917 opens up & he has to wear special boots
Role range: 1922-1943
1941
Invasion of Albania
Mussolini discusses the Albanian and Greek fronts with Hitler and receives assurances of German support.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Albania
Italian forces stabilize parts of the Albanian front after months of Greek advances.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Meeting with Hitler at Berchtesgaden to discuss Axis strategy
Mussolini meets Hitler at Berchtesgaden to discuss Axis strategy and Italy's military difficulties.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Mussolini accepts German help in North Africa
Mussolini accepts German help in North Africa while discussions with Hitler also touch on future operations against the Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Western Desert
Operation Compass ends with the destruction of much of the Italian Tenth Army after a British advance of several hundred miles.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Western Desert
Germany prepares direct military assistance for Italy after the collapse of much of the Italian position in Cyrenaica.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Afrika Korps
Rommel arrives in Tripoli as German forces begin reinforcing the failing Italian position in North Africa.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Libya
German reinforcements under Rommel arrive in Libya to support Italian forces after the British successes of Operation Compass.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Mussolini fails to persuade Franco to bring Spain into the war on
Mussolini fails to persuade Franco to bring Spain into the war on the Axis side.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Greece
Italy opens a major spring offensive against Greek positions, but the attack fails after heavy casualties and makes little territorial gain.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Greece
Mussolini oversees the opening of a major Italian offensive against Greece, but the attack fails to break the Greek front.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Greece
Italy's spring offensive fails to achieve a decisive breakthrough, increasing dependence on German intervention in the Balkans.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Greece
Operation Marita begins as German forces invade Greece through Bulgaria, intervening after the failure of the Italian campaign.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Operation Marita
German forces launch Operation Marita through Bulgaria against Greece, transforming the Balkan campaign.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Greece
German forces enter Athens after the collapse of organized Greek and British Commonwealth resistance in mainland Greece.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Capture of Athens
Athens falls to Axis forces after the Greek and British Commonwealth withdrawal from mainland Greece.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Commonwealth
British Commonwealth forces continue their evacuation as Axis troops complete the conquest of mainland Greece.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Greece
The Axis conquest of mainland Greece is effectively completed as Athens falls and Allied forces continue withdrawing south.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Dismissal
Mussolini announces administrative measures affecting Sicilian government employees during the wartime reorganization of the island.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Surrender of Gondar
The surrender of Gondar ends the principal organized Italian military resistance in East Africa.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Health of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Requires constanr nursing, particularly after the death of his son Bruno
Role range: 1922-1943
1942
Axis Conference
Mussolini meets Hitler at Klessheim near Salzburg to discuss Axis strategy, including operations in the Mediterranean and Soviet Union.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Egypt
Backs German invasion because he believes Cairo will be quickly captured
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Egypt
Malta retains independence & provides an Allied supply route
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Invasion of Malta
Calls off an invasion of Malta in order to support the Germans in Egypt, a mistake
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Advance into Egypt
Mussolini supports exploiting the capture of Tobruk by continuing the Axis advance eastward into Egypt.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Gorizia Military Conference
Mussolini convenes senior Italian commanders at Gorizia to review the military situation in occupied Yugoslav territory.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Operation Torch Response
Mussolini faces a new strategic emergency when Anglo-American forces land in French North Africa during Operation Torch.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Battle of Pearl Harbour
Japan informs Mussolini they are about to attack the US, Mussolini offers full support
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1943
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.