Second Battle of the Alps
The Second Battle of the Alps was a military campaign fought between combined German and Italian Social Republic forces, and the re-established French Republic led by Charles de Gaulle.
Stuart tank preserved as memorial to the Battle of Authion
Charles de Gaulle
Field Marshal Harold Alexander
Italian invasion of France
The Italian invasion of France, also called the Battle of the Alps, was the first major Italian engagement of World War II and the last major engagement of the Battle of France.
The Val Dora battalion of the 5th Alpini Regiment in action in the Col de Pelouse
German coal entering Italy through the Brenner Pass. The issue of Italian coal was prominent in diplomatic circles in the spring of 1940.
The situation on 4 June. Belgian, British, and French forces have been encircled near Dunkirk, while the remaining French armies take up positions to defend Paris.
Mussolini delivering his declaration of war speech, from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome