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WED 13 OCT 1943War day 1,504Mediterranean & North Africa
La dichiarazione arrivò un mese dopo l’annuncio dell’armistizio, mentre le forze tedesche stavano già occupando l’Italia.
Il 13 ottobre 1943, il governo italiano dichiarò guerra alla Germania nazista, sua ex alleata nell’Asse. La decisione formalizzò una rottura iniziata alcune settimane prima, ma non pose fine all’occupazione tedesca né chiarì chi avrebbe combattuto contro chi nella penisola. Il presidente del Consiglio italiano, Pietro Badoglio, aveva guidato il Paese nei negoziati per l’armistizio; ora il suo governo si schierava apertamente in guerra contro la Germania.
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