<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Izinsalela zamasiko zesikhathi saseVenice zaziyisizathu sikaMussolini sokuhlanganisa iziQhingi zase-Ionian eMbusweni wase-Italy. Ngisho nangaphambi kokuqubuka kweMpi Yezwe II neMpi Yasebusika YamaGreki NamaNtaliyane ka-1940-1941  <response>: , uMussolini wayezwakalise isifiso sakhe sokuhlanganisa iziQhingi zase-Ionian njengesifundazwe sase-Italy. Ngemva kokuwa kweGrisi ekuqaleni kuka - April 1941, amaNtaliyane athatha ingxenye enkulu yezwe, kuhlanganise nabase - Ionia. UMussolini watshela uJenene Carlo Geloso ukuthi iziQhingi zase-Ionian zizokwakha isifundazwe esihlukile sase-Italy ngokuhlanganiswa kweqiniso, kodwa amaJalimane ayengeke akuvume lokho. Noma kunjalo, iziphathimandla zase-Italy zaqhubeka nokulungiselela ukwenziwa kwezwe. Ekugcineni, ngo - April 22, 1941, ngemva kwezingxoxo phakathi kwababusi baseJalimane nabaseNtaliyane, uHitler wavuma ukuthi i - Italy ingaqhubeka nokuhlanganisa lezi ziqhingi. Ngakho ngo - August 10, 1941 iziqhingi zaseCorfu, iCephalonia, iZakynthos, iLefkada nezinye iziqhingi ezincane zahlanganiswa ngokusemthethweni ne - Italy njengengxenye ye - Grande Communità del Nuovo Impero Romano Umphakathi Omkhulu Wombuso Omusha WaseRoma. 