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The Franco-Italian Armistice, or Armistice of Villa Incisa, signed on 24 June 1940, in effect from 25 June, ended the brief Italian invasion of France during the Second World War.

On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France while the latter was already on the verge of defeat in its war with Germany. After the fall of Paris on 14 June, the French requested an armistice from Germany and, realising that the Germans would not allow them to continue the war against their Italian allies, also sent an armistice request to Italy, whose forces had not yet advanced. Fearing that the war would end before Italy had achieved any of its aims, Prime Minister Benito Mussolini ordered a full-scale invasion across the Alps to begin on 21 June. The Franco-German armistice was signed on the evening of the 22 June, but would not come into force until the Italians signed their own armistice. Their troops having advanced only a few kilometres, the Italians abandoned their major war aims and signed the armistice on 24 June. It came into effect early the next morning. It established a small occupation zone and an Italian Armistice Commission with France (Commissione Italiana d'Armistizio con la Francia, CIAF) in Turin to oversee French compliance. Armistice commissions were also established for French North Africa and French Somaliland. The armistice remained in force until November 1942, when during Case Anton the Italians occupied most of southeastern France and Corsica and invaded Tunisia.

French request

On 17 June, the day after he transmitted a formal request for an armistice to the German government, French Foreign Minister Paul Baudoin handed to the Papal nuncio Valerio Valeri a note that said: "The French government, headed by Marshal Pétain, requests that the Holy See transmit to the Italian government as quickly as possible the note it has also transmitted through the Spanish ambassador to the German government. It also requests that he convey to the Italian government its desire to find together the basis of a lasting peace between the two countries." That same morning, Mussolini received word from Hitler that France had asked Germany for an armistice, and he went to meet Hitler at Munich, charging General Roatta, Admiral Raffaele de Courten and Air Brigadier Egisto Perino with drafting Italy's demands.^[1] Ciano wrote in his diary about the ridiculous demand some of his staff suggested: the entire French fleet, all its colonies, all its locomotives, the Mona Lisa. The final list of demands actually presented to the French were mild.^[2] Italy dropped its claims to the Rhône Valley, Corsica, Tunisia, and French Somaliland. According to Romain Rainero, Mussolini still clung to the goals laid out in his meeting with Hitler on 18 June as late as 21 June, when the "Protocols of the Armistice Conditions between France and Italy" were officially published in Rome. It was his view that it was not German pressure that led him to back down. Indeed, Hitler had wanted the Italians to claim even more territory from the defeated French. Pietro Badoglio, however, had warned Mussolini that a larger occupation of southern France would require fifteen divisions.^[3]

Negotiations

On the evening of 21 June, Ambassador Dino Alfieri in Berlin transmitted the German armistice terms to Rome. According to Ciano, "under these [mild] conditions, Mussolini is not prepared to make territorial demands ... and [will] wait for the peace conference to make all our formal demands." He added that Mussolini wished to delay the meeting with the French in the hopes that General Gambara would take Nice.^[4] The French had tried to play the allies off against each other; they "flattered the Germans [and] belittled the Italian war effort".^[5] Unlike the Franco-German armistice talks, the Franco-Italian negotiations would be genuine.^[6]

At 1500 hours on 23 June, the French delegation, headed by General Charles Huntziger, who had signed the German armistice the previous day, landed in Rome aboard three German aircraft. The French negotiators were the same who had met with the Germans: Huntziger, General Maurice Parisot, a peacetime friend of Badoglio's, General Jean Bergeret, Admiral Maurice Le Luc, Charles Rochat of the Foreign Ministry and Léon Nöel, former ambassador to Poland. Italy was represented by Badoglio, Cavagnari, Ciano, Roatta and Francesco Pricolo. The first meeting of the two delegations took place at 1930 hours at the Villa Incisa all'Olgiata on the Via Cassia. It lasted only twenty-five minutes, during which Roatta read out Italy's proposed terms, Huntziger requested a recess to confer with his government and Ciano adjourned the meeting until the next day. During the adjournment, Hitler informed Mussolini that he thought the Italian demands too light, and he proposed linking up the German and Italian occupation zones. Roatta convinced Mussolini that it was too late to change the demands.^[7]

At 1915 hours on 24 June, at the Villa Incisa, after receiving his government's permission, General Huntziger signed the armistice on behalf of the French and Marshal Badoglio for the Italians signed the armistice. Both armistices came into effect at thirty-five minutes past midnight (0035 hours)^[a] on 25 June.^[9] Just minutes before the signing, Huntziger had asked Badoglio to strike the clause calling for the repatriation to Italy of political refugees (like the socialist Pietro Nenni). Badoglio consulted Mussolini, he agreed.^[7] After signing, Huntziger said to Badoglio, "Marshal, in the present, infinitely painful circumstances, the French delegation is comforted by the sincere hope that the peace which will follow shortly will allow France to begin the task of reconstruction and renewal and will create the basis for lasting relations between our two countries in the interest of Europe and of civilization." Badoglio responded, "I hope France will have a resurgence; it is a great nation with a great history, and I am certain that it will have a great future. From one soldier to another, I sincerely hope so."^[7] Mussolini remarked that the agreement was "more a political than a military armistice after only fifteen days of war—but it gives us a good document in hand".^[6]

Terms

The armistice established a modest demilitarised zone 50 km (31 mi) deep on the French side of the border, thus eliminating the Alpine Line. The actual Italian occupation zone was no more than what had been occupied up to the armistice. It contained 832 km² (321 sq mi) and 28,500 inhabitants, which included the city of Menton and its 21,700 inhabitants.^[10] Italy retained the right to interfere in French territory as far as the Rhône, but it did not occupy this area until after the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942.^[11] In addition, demilitarised zones were established in the French colonies in Africa. Italy was granted the right to use the port of Djibouti in French Somaliland with all its equipment, along with the French section of the Djibouti–Addis Ababa railway. More importantly, the naval bases of Toulon, Bizerte, Ajaccio and Oran were also to be demilitarised.

Notes

^ Some authorities say 0135 hours,^[6]^[8] which is more consistent with the six-hour delay between signing and coming into force reported by Auphan and Mordal.^[9]

^ Corvaja 2001, p. 116.
^ Corvaja 2001, p. 118.
^ Sica 2012, p. 374.
^ Corvaja 2001, p. 124.
^ Sica 2012, p. 372.
^ ^a ^b ^c Knox 1999, p. 133.
^ ^a ^b ^c Corvaja 2001, pp. 125–26.
^ Andreyev 1941, p. 58.
^ ^a ^b Auphan & Mordal 1959, p. 112.
^ Rochat 2008, ¶27.
^ Rochat 2008, ¶29.

Sources

"The Franco-Italian Armistice". Bulletin of International News. 17 (14): 852–54. 13 July 1940.
"Armistice Between France and Italy". The American Journal of International Law. 34 (4, Supplement: Official Documents): 178–83. October 1940. doi:10.2307/2213458. JSTOR 2213458. S2CID 246004883.
Andreyev, N. (1941). "Italian Operations in the Alps". Military Review. 21 (80). Command and General Staff School: 57–60. Translated by Joseph Dasher. Originally published as Italyanskiye Operatsii v Alpakh (Итальянские Операции в Альпах) in Krasnaya Zvezda (6 October 1940).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Armstrong, Hamilton Fish (1940). "The Downfall of France". Foreign Affairs. 19 (1): 55–144. doi:10.2307/20029051. JSTOR 20029051.
Auphan, Gabriel Paul; Mordal, Jacques (1959). The French Navy in World War II. Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute.
Corvaja, Santi (2001). Hitler and Mussolini: The Secret Meetings. New York: Enigma. Translation of Mussolini nella tana del lupo (Milan: Dall'Oglio, 1983) by Robert L. Miller.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Knox, MacGregor (1999) [1982]. Mussolini Unleashed, 1939–1941: Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33835-6.
Merglen, Albert (1995). "Quelques réflexions historiques sur l'armistice franco-germano-italien de juin 1940". Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains. 177: 79–93.
Rochat, Giorgio (2008). "La campagne italienne de juin 1940 dans les Alpes occidentales". Revue historique des armées. 250: 77–84, in 29 paragraphs online. doi:10.3917/rha.250.0077.
Sica, Emanuele (2012). "June 1940: The Italian Army and the Battle of the Alps". Canadian Journal of History. 47 (2): 355–78. doi:10.3138/cjh.47.2.355.

External links

The signing of the Franco-Italian Armistice. 1940 Italian newsreel on YouTube
Text of the armistice (in French)
Summary of terms of the Franco-Italian armistice (in English)

[10] Some authorities say 0135 hours,^[6]^[8] which is more consistent with the six-hour delay between signing and coming into force reported by Auphan and Mordal.^[9]

[FOOTNOTECorvaja2001116-1] Corvaja 2001, p. 116.

[FOOTNOTECorvaja2001118-2] Corvaja 2001, p. 118.

[FOOTNOTESica2012374-3] Sica 2012, p. 374.

[FOOTNOTECorvaja2001124-4] Corvaja 2001, p. 124.

[FOOTNOTESica2012372-5] Sica 2012, p. 372.

[FOOTNOTEKnox1999133-6] Knox 1999, p. 133.

[FOOTNOTECorvaja2001125–26-7] Corvaja 2001, pp. 125–26.

[FOOTNOTEAndreyev194158-8] Andreyev 1941, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEAuphanMordal1959112-9] Auphan & Mordal 1959, p. 112.

[Rochat200827-11] Rochat 2008, ¶27.

[Rochat200829-12] Rochat 2008, ¶29.

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+{{EngvarB|date=September 2024}}
-On June 10th 1940, in accordance with the [[Pact of Steel]] Hitlers ally; Mussolini attacked French positions in the Alps and the region of Nice, the French who were under the command of [[René Olry]] fought off the Italian invaders and it was only the later collapse against German forces in the North that prevented an embarassing repulse for the Italians.
+{{Short description|1940 armistice between France and Italy}}
+[[File:Armistice of Villa Incisa.gif|thumb|Badoglio reading the armistice conditions to the French delegation]]
+The '''Franco-Italian Armistice''', or '''Armistice of Villa Incisa''', signed on 24 June 1940, in effect from 25 June, ended the brief [[Italian invasion of France]] during the [[Second World War]].
+On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France while the latter was already on the verge of defeat in its [[Battle of France|war with Germany]]. After the fall of Paris on 14 June, the French requested an [[armistice]] from Germany and, realising that the Germans would not allow them to continue the war against their Italian allies, also sent an armistice request to Italy, whose forces had not yet advanced. Fearing that the war would end before Italy had achieved any of its aims, Prime Minister [[Benito Mussolini]] ordered a full-scale invasion across the Alps to begin on 21 June. The [[Second Armistice at Compiègne|Franco-German armistice]] was signed on the evening of the 22 June, but would not come into force until the Italians signed their own armistice. Their troops having advanced only a few kilometres, the Italians abandoned their major war aims and signed the armistice on 24 June. It came into effect early the next morning. It established a small occupation zone and an [[Italian Armistice Commission with France]] (''Commissione Italiana d'Armistizio con la Francia'', CIAF) in [[Turin]] to oversee French compliance. Armistice commissions were also established for [[French North Africa]] and [[French Somaliland in World War II|French Somaliland]]. The armistice remained in force until November 1942, when during [[Case Anton]] the Italians [[Italian occupation of France during World War II|occupied most of southeastern France and Corsica]] and [[Battle of Tunisia|invaded Tunisia]].
- On 25 June, France and Italy signed an armistice.<ref name="Jowett, Philip S. 2000, pg. 5"/> [[Galeazzo Ciano]]—who led the armistice delegation as [[Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs]]—reflected: "Mussolini is quite humiliated because our troops have not made a step forward."<ref name="Shirer899">[[#Shirer|Shirer (1969)]], p. 899</ref> The debacle forced Mussolini to abandon his pretensions of reconstituting an [[Italian Colonial Empire|Empire]] at French expense, and Italy dropped its claims to the [[Rhone|Rhône Valley]], [[Corsica]], [[Tunisia]], and [[Djibouti]], settling for a modest {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[demilitarized zone]].<ref name="Shirer899"/> With Germany′s blessing, Italy occupied [[Corsica]] and the [[Alpes-Maritimes]], plus some areas of French territory along the Franco-Italian border further north.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=nDcJDKnVS7EC&pg=PA145&dq=italy+occupied+france+1940 Aly, Götz & Chase, Jefferson; ''Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State'' p. 145, Macmillan, 2007 ISBN 0805079262]</ref> Nevertheless, {{quote|The strutting Italian dictator had been quickly deflated—all the more so because of the miserable showing of the Italian army against a handful of French troops.<ref name="Shirer899"/>}}
+==French request==
-However the full terms are as follows<ref>Charles De Gaulle page 78-79 by Philippe Barres</ref>
+On 17 June, the day after he transmitted a formal request for an armistice to the German government, French Foreign Minister [[Paul Baudoin]] handed to the Papal nuncio Valerio Valeri a note that said: "The French government, headed by Marshal Pétain, requests that the Holy See transmit to the Italian government as quickly as possible the note it has also transmitted through the Spanish ambassador to the German government. It also requests that he convey to the Italian government its desire to find together the basis of a lasting peace between the two countries." That same morning, Mussolini received word from Hitler that France had asked Germany for an armistice, and he went to meet Hitler at Munich, charging General Roatta, Admiral [[Raffaele de Courten]] and Air Brigadier [[Egisto Perino]] with drafting Italy's demands.{{sfn|Corvaja|2001|p=116}} Ciano wrote in his diary about the ridiculous demand some of his staff suggested: the entire French fleet, all its colonies, all its locomotives, the ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. The final list of demands actually presented to the French were mild.{{sfn|Corvaja|2001|p=118}} Italy dropped its claims to the [[Rhone|Rhône Valley]], [[Corsica]], [[French Tunisia|Tunisia]], and [[French Somaliland in World War II|French Somaliland]]. According to Romain Rainero, Mussolini still clung to the goals laid out in his meeting with Hitler on 18 June as late as 21 June, when the "Protocols of the Armistice Conditions between France and Italy" were officially published in Rome. It was his view that it was not German pressure that led him to back down. Indeed, Hitler had wanted the Italians to claim even more territory from the defeated French. [[Pietro Badoglio]], however, had warned Mussolini that a larger occupation of southern France would require fifteen divisions.{{sfn|Sica|2012|p=374}}
+==Negotiations==
-ARTICLE 1. France will cease hostilities in her continential territory, In [[French North Africa]], in the colonies, and in the territories under French mandate. France will also cease hostilities in the air and the sea.
+On the evening of 21 June, Ambassador [[Dino Alfieri]] in Berlin transmitted the German armistice terms to Rome. According to Ciano, "under these [mild] conditions, Mussolini is not prepared to make territorial demands ... and [will] wait for the peace conference to make all our formal demands." He added that Mussolini wished to delay the meeting with the French in the hopes that General Gambara would take Nice.{{sfn|Corvaja|2001|p=124}} The French had tried to play the allies off against each other; they "flattered the Germans [and] belittled the Italian war effort".{{sfn|Sica|2012|p=372}} Unlike the Franco-German armistice talks, the Franco-Italian negotiations would be genuine.{{sfn|Knox|1999|p=133}}
+At 1500 hours on 23 June, the French delegation, headed by General [[Charles Huntziger]], who had signed the [[Armistice with France (Second Compiègne)|German armistice]] the previous day, landed in Rome aboard three German aircraft. The French negotiators were the same who had met with the Germans: Huntziger, General Maurice Parisot, a peacetime friend of Badoglio's, General Jean Bergeret, Admiral Maurice Le Luc, Charles Rochat of the Foreign Ministry and Léon Nöel, former ambassador to Poland. Italy was represented by Badoglio, Cavagnari, Ciano, Roatta and [[Francesco Pricolo]]. The first meeting of the two delegations took place at 1930 hours at the Villa Incisa all'Olgiata on the Via Cassia. It lasted only twenty-five minutes, during which Roatta read out Italy's proposed terms, Huntziger requested a recess to confer with his government and Ciano adjourned the meeting until the next day.  During the adjournment, Hitler informed Mussolini that he thought the Italian demands too light, and he proposed linking up the German and Italian occupation zones. Roatta convinced Mussolini that it was too late to change the demands.{{sfn|Corvaja|2001|pp=125–26}}
-ARTICLE 2. When the armistice goes into effect, and for the duration of the armistice, Italian troops will stand on their advanced lines in all theatres of operations.
+At 1915 hours on 24 June, at the Villa Incisa, after receiving his government's permission, General Huntziger signed the armistice on behalf of the French and Marshal Badoglio for the Italians signed the armistice. Both armistices came into effect at thirty-five minutes past midnight (0035 hours){{efn|Some authorities say 0135 hours,{{sfn|Knox|1999|p=133}}{{sfn|Andreyev|1941|p=58}} which is more consistent with the six-hour delay between signing and coming into force reported by Auphan and Mordal.{{sfn|Auphan|Mordal|1959|p=112}}}} on 25 June.{{sfn|Auphan|Mordal|1959|p=112}} Just minutes before the signing, Huntziger had asked Badoglio to strike the clause calling for the repatriation to Italy of political refugees (like the socialist [[Pietro Nenni]]). Badoglio consulted Mussolini, he agreed.{{sfn|Corvaja|2001|pp=125–26}} After signing, Huntziger said to Badoglio, "Marshal, in the present, infinitely painful circumstances, the French delegation is comforted by the sincere hope that the peace which will follow shortly will allow France to begin the task of reconstruction and renewal and will create the basis for lasting relations between our two countries in the interest of Europe and of civilization." Badoglio responded, "I hope France will have a resurgence; it is a great nation with a great history, and I am certain that it will have a great future. From one soldier to another, I sincerely hope so."{{sfn|Corvaja|2001|pp=125–26}} Mussolini remarked that the agreement was "more a political than a military armistice after only fifteen days of war—but it gives us a good document in hand".{{sfn|Knox|1999|p=133}}
-ARITLCE 3. In French continental territory, a zone situated between the lines referred to in Aritcle 2 and a line drawn fifty kilometres as the crow flies beyond the Italian lines proper shall be demilitarized for the duration of the armistice. In Tunisia, the militarized zone between the present Libyan-Tunisian frontier and the line drawn on the attached map shall be demilitarized for the duration of the armistice. In Algeria and in French African territories south of Algeria bordering on Libya, a zone 200 kilometres wide adjoining the Libyan frontier shall be demilitarized for the duration of the armisitice. For the duration of hostilities between Italy and the British Empire and for the duration of the armisitice, the [[French Somaliliand]] coast shall be entirely demilitarized. Italy shall have full and constant right to use the port of Jibuti with all its equipment, together with the French section of Jibuti=Addis Ababa railway, for all kinds of transport.
+==Terms==
-ARTICLE 4. provides that zones to be demilitarized shall be evacuated by French troops within ten days, except for the personnel necessary to supervise and maintain fortifications and military buildings.
+[[File:France map Lambert-93 with regions and departments-occupation.svg|thumb|Map of Vichy France after the armistices]]
+The armistice established a modest [[demilitarised zone]] {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} deep on the French side of the border, thus eliminating the Alpine Line. The actual [[Italian-occupied France|Italian occupation zone]] was no more than what had been occupied up to the armistice. It contained {{convert|832|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and 28,500 inhabitants, which included the city of Menton and its 21,700 inhabitants.<ref name="Rochat200827">[[#CITEREFRochat2008|Rochat 2008]], ¶27.</ref> Italy retained the right to interfere in French territory as far as the Rhône, but it did not occupy this area until after the [[Operation Torch|Allied invasion of French North Africa]] in November 1942.<ref name="Rochat200829">[[#CITEREFRochat2008|Rochat 2008]], ¶29.</ref> In addition, demilitarised zones were established in the French colonies in Africa. Italy was granted the right to use the port of [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti]] in [[French Somaliland]] with all its equipment, along with the French section of the [[Ethio-Djibouti Railways|Djibouti–Addis Ababa railway]]. More importantly, the naval bases of Toulon, Bizerte, Ajaccio and Oran were also to be demilitarised.
+==Notes==
-ARTICLE 5. provides for the removal within 15 days of such arms and supplies in the demilitarized zones as Italy does not require France to surrender under Article 10. Fixed armaments in the coastal territory of French Somaliland are to be rendered useless.
+{{notelist}}
+{{reflist|2}}
-ARTICLE 6. requires that so long as hostilities continue between Italy and Britain the maritime fortified areas and naval bases of Toulon,Bizerta, Ajaccio and Oran shall be demilitarized.
+==Sources==
-ARTICLES 7 AND 8. primarily concern the procedure to be followed in demilitarizing the areas and bases mentioned in Article 6.
+{{Refbegin}}
+*{{cite journal |title=The Franco-Italian Armistice |journal=Bulletin of International News |volume=17 |issue=14 |date=13 July 1940 |pages=852–54}}
+*{{cite journal |title=Armistice Between France and Italy |journal=The American Journal of International Law |volume=34 |issue=4, Supplement: Official Documents |date=October 1940 |pages=178–83|doi=10.2307/2213458 |jstor=2213458 |s2cid=246004883 }}
+*{{cite journal |journal=Military Review |volume=21 |url=http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p124201coll1/id/984 |issue=80 |publisher=[[Command and General Staff School]] |first=N. |last=Andreyev |title=Italian Operations in the Alps |pages=57–60 |year=1941 |postscript=. Translated by Joseph Dasher. Originally published as ''Italyanskiye Operatsii v Alpakh'' (Итальянские Операции в Альпах) in ''[[Krasnaya Zvezda]]'' (6 October 1940).}}
+*{{cite journal |title=The Downfall of France |first=Hamilton Fish |last=Armstrong |journal=Foreign Affairs |volume=19 |issue=1 |year=1940 |pages=55–144 |doi=10.2307/20029051|jstor=20029051 }}
+*{{cite book |first1=Gabriel Paul |last1=Auphan |author-link1=Gabriel Auphan |first2=Jacques |last2=Mordal |title=The French Navy in World War II |year=1959 |publisher=[[United States Naval Institute]] |location=Annapolis, MD}}
+*{{cite book |first=Santi |last=Corvaja |title=Hitler and Mussolini: The Secret Meetings |location=New York |publisher=Enigma |year=2001 |postscript=. Translation of ''Mussolini nella tana del lupo'' (Milan: Dall'Oglio, 1983) by Robert L. Miller.}}
+* {{Cite book |first=MacGregor|last=Knox|author-link=MacGregor Knox|title=Mussolini Unleashed, 1939–1941: Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1999|orig-year=1982|isbn=978-0-521-33835-6}}
+*{{cite journal |title=Quelques réflexions historiques sur l'armistice franco-germano-italien de juin 1940 |first=Albert |last=Merglen |journal=Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains |volume=177 |year=1995 |pages=79–93}}
+*{{cite journal |last=Rochat|first=Giorgio|date=2008|title=La campagne italienne de juin 1940 dans les Alpes occidentales|journal=Revue historique des armées|volume=250|pages=77–84, in 29 paragraphs online |doi=10.3917/rha.250.0077 |url=http://rha.revues.org/187}}
+*{{cite journal |last=Sica|first=Emanuele |date=2012|title=June 1940: The Italian Army and the Battle of the Alps|journal=Canadian Journal of History|volume=47|issue=2 |pages=355–78|doi=10.3138/cjh.47.2.355 }}
+{{Refend}}
+==External links==
-ARTICLES 9 TO 26 paallel in a general way to the main provisions in Articles 4,5,6,8,10,11,12,14,15,19,21 and 24 of the [[Second Armistice at Compiègne]] (German armistice)
+* {{YouTube|id=mHgi115W4D0|title=The signing of the Franco-Italian Armistice. 1940 Italian newsreel}}
+* [http://pages.livresdeguerre.net/pages/sujet.php?id=docddp&su=47&np=95 Text of the armistice] (in French)
+* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79437361 Summary of terms of the Franco-Italian armistice] (in English)
+[[Category:Battle of France]]
-==Refrences==
+[[Category:World War II treaties]]
-{{reflist}}
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+[[Category:Peace treaties of France]]
+[[Category:Peace treaties of Italy]]
+[[Category:Treaties concluded in 1940]]
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+[[Category:Treaties of the French Third Republic]]
+[[Category:Armistices]]
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+[[Category:June 1940 events in Europe]]
+[[Category:Rome in World War II]]