✦ History

Part of Battle of France

Italian invasion of France

June 10–25, 1940 · Western Alps

Result Armistice of Villa Incisa

Italy attacked France in the Alps in the last days of the Battle of France. French defences held, and Italy gained little land before the armistice.

On the map Contemporaries

Allies

Axis

France
Italy
Umberto II of Italy military commander Alfredo Guzzoni military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 180,000
Casualties
c. 340–460
Killed
c. 40
Wounded
c. 50–120
Captured
c. 150
Missing
c. 100–150
Strength
300,000
Casualties
c. 6,038
Killed
c. 640
Wounded
2,631
Missing
616
Ships lost
1

Units

1st Army (Italy) I Army Corps (Italy) II Army Corps (Italy) 133rd Armored Division "Littorio" 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca" 37th Infantry Division "Modena" 3rd Infantry Division "Ravenna" 41st Infantry Division "Firenze" 4th Infantry Division "Livorno" 59th Infantry Division "Cagliari"

Before and after

Ended by
Franco-Italian Armistice June 24, 1940

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