(Bonus) Italian Participation on the Eastern Front of WWII - Wikipedia
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(Bonus) The Italian participation in the Eastern Fron represented the military intervention of the Kingdom of Italy in Operation Barbarossa, launched by Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union in 1941. The commitment to actively take part in the German offensive was decided by Benito Mussolini a few months before the beginning of the operation when he became aware of Adolf Hitler's intention to invade, but it was confirmed only in the morning of 22 June 1941, as soon as the Italian dictator was informed that same day the German armies had given way to the invasion.