Some of the Italian troops based outside of Italy , in the occupied Balkans and Greek islands , were able to stand some weeks after the armistice but without any determined support by the Allies , they were all overwhelmed by the Germans by the end of September 1943 . On the island of Cephalonia , the Italian Acqui Division was massacred after resisting German forces . Only on the islands of Leros and Samos , with British reinforcements , did the resistance last until November 1943 , and in Corsica Italian troops forced German troops to leave the island
Acqui Division was massacred
Massacre of the Acqui Division
Armistice of Cassibile