Mussolini was flown to the Wolf's Lair for a meeting with Hitler, who informed Il Duce that it was imperative that he form a new fascist government. Mussolini, at this point, would likely have preferred to go into retirement in a neutral country.
Following up on a string of Luftwaffe successes in recent days, the HMS Warspite was badly damaged by another Fritz X. It would be back in action before Operation Overlord.
Taking advantage of the Italian surrender, German collaborators Ibrahim Biçakçiu, Bedri Pejani and Xhafer Deva declared Albania independence from Italy.
The Germans began the Viannos massacres on Crete which would result in 500 civilians being murdered in two days.
No comments:
Post a Comment