19 January 1941Invasion of AlbaniaBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini
Mussolini discusses the Albanian and Greek fronts with Hitler and receives assurances of German support.
Historical records for Italy in 1941, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Mussolini discusses the Albanian and Greek fronts with Hitler and receives assurances of German support.
Italian forces stabilize parts of the Albanian front after months of Greek advances.
Mussolini meets Hitler at Berchtesgaden to discuss Axis strategy and Italy's military difficulties.
Mussolini accepts German help in North Africa while discussions with Hitler also touch on future operations against the Soviet Union.
The retreating Italian Tenth Army is defeated at Beda Fomm, completing the British conquest of Cyrenaica during Operation Compass.
The British Operation Compass campaign destroys much of the Italian Tenth Army and forces the loss of Cyrenaica.
Operation Compass ends with the destruction of much of the Italian Tenth Army after a British advance of several hundred miles.
Germany prepares direct military assistance for Italy after the collapse of much of the Italian position in Cyrenaica.
Rommel arrives in Tripoli as German forces begin reinforcing the failing Italian position in North Africa.
German reinforcements under Rommel arrive in Libya to support Italian forces after the British successes of Operation Compass.
Mussolini fails to persuade Franco to bring Spain into the war on the Axis side.
Italy opens a major spring offensive against Greek positions, but the attack fails after heavy casualties and makes little territorial gain.
Mussolini oversees the opening of a major Italian offensive against Greece, but the attack fails to break the Greek front.
Italy's spring offensive fails to achieve a decisive breakthrough, increasing dependence on German intervention in the Balkans.
Operation Marita begins as German forces invade Greece through Bulgaria, intervening after the failure of the Italian campaign.
German forces launch Operation Marita through Bulgaria against Greece, transforming the Balkan campaign.
German forces enter Athens after the collapse of organized Greek and British Commonwealth resistance in mainland Greece.
Athens falls to Axis forces after the Greek and British Commonwealth withdrawal from mainland Greece.
British Commonwealth forces continue their evacuation as Axis troops complete the conquest of mainland Greece.
The Axis conquest of mainland Greece is effectively completed as Athens falls and Allied forces continue withdrawing south.
Bruno Mussolini, son of Benito Mussolini, is killed in an air accident while testing a Piaggio P.108 bomber near Pisa.
Mussolini announces administrative measures affecting Sicilian government employees during the wartime reorganization of the island.
The surrender of Gondar ends the principal organized Italian military resistance in East Africa.
Aldo Vidussoni becomes secretary of the National Fascist Party.
Appointed Party Secretary of the Fascist Party
Requires constanr nursing, particularly after the death of his son Bruno
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