Benito Mussolini10 June 1940
Declares war on Britain and France, making Egypt and the Suez Canal a strategic objective for Italian forces in Libya.
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Declares war on Britain and France, making Egypt and the Suez Canal a strategic objective for Italian forces in Libya.
Commands Italian forces in Libya as Rome plans operations threatening Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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