<P> Some 28 Italian divisions participated in the Balkan invasions . The coast of Yugoslavia was occupied by the Italian Army , while the rest of the country was divided between the Axis forces ( a German and Italian puppet State of Croatia was created , under the nominal sovereignty of Prince Aimone , Duke of Aosta , but actually governed by the Croatian fascist Ante Pavelić ) . The Italians assumed control of most of Greece with their 11th Army , while the Bulgarians occupied the northern provinces and the Germans the strategically most important areas . Italian troops would occupy parts of Greece and Yugoslavia until the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943 . </P>
<P> Some 28 Italian divisions participated in the Balkan invasions . The coast of Yugoslavia was occupied by the Italian Army , while the rest of the country was divided between the Axis forces ( a German and Italian puppet State of Croatia was created , under the nominal sovereignty of Prince Aimone , Duke of Aosta , but actually governed by the Croatian fascist Ante Pavelić ) . The Italians assumed control of most of Greece with their 11th Army , while the Bulgarians occupied the northern provinces and the Germans the strategically most important areas . Italian troops would occupy parts of Greece and Yugoslavia until the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943 . </P>
when did italy join the allies in ww2
when did italy join the allies in ww2
September 1943
September 1943