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1940 in Italy — Page 2

Explore 50 historical events and records for Italy in 1940.

Historical records for Italy in 1940

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Galluzzi Guides Fiorentina to First Italian Cup

Galluzzi, Giuseppe · Florence · Manager · Sport / Football

Giuseppe Galluzzi manages Fiorentina to their first Coppa Italia title, establishing an early landmark in the club's history.

Health of Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea · Il Duce · Science / Medicine

A leg wound from 1917 opens up & he has to wear special boots

Invasion of Egypt

Graziani, Rodolfo · Marshall · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Stopped by the British defences at Mersa Matruh

Menti Wins Fiorentina's First Coppa Italia

Menti, Romeo · Florence · Forward · Sport / Football

Romeo Menti plays a part in Fiorentina's victorious Coppa Italia campaign, which gives the club its first major national honour.

Resignation of Pietro Badoglio

Badoglio, Pietro · Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Resigns after Italy's failure in Abysinnia

Resignation of Pietro Badoglio

Badoglio, Pietro · Commander in Chief · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Resigns after the disastrous campaign in Greece

Supreme Council

Ciano · Member of Supreme Council · Warfare / Military

Appointed Member of Fascist Grand Council

Supreme Council

Ciano · Member of Supreme Council · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Member of Fascist Grand Council

Uranium Graphite Assemblies Tested

Fermi, Enrico · New York · Physicist · Science / Physics

Fermi's group measured how uranium and graphite arrangements affected neutron losses and multiplication. The development expanded the tools available for subsequent innovation.

Uranium Graphite Lattice Experiments

Fermi, Enrico · New York · Physicist · Science / Nuclear Power

Conducts increasingly large uranium and graphite lattice experiments to determine the neutron economy required for a chain-reacting pile.

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