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Could WW2 Italy defeat WW1 Germany?

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When Mussolini was in power the Italians had a joke: “Why is the fascist salute one arm outstretched? Because during World War I Italian soldiers got tired of stretching up two arms.” That should answer your question. read more

World War Two era Italian weapons were pretty much outdated and not that much better than those used in World War One. Furthermore they would be outnumber more than two to one with 13.5 million German forces against 6 million Italians. World War Two Italians were also very poorly led while the Germans were not. read more

In the final push to defeat the Axis powers of Italy and Germany during World War II (1939-45), the U.S. and Great Britain, the leading Allied powers, planned to invade Italy. Beyond their goal of crushing Italian Axis forces, the Allies wanted to draw German troops away from the main Allied advance through Nazi-occupied northern Europe to Berlin, Germany. read more

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