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- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II abstract "The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. The fighting in this theatre lasted from 10 June 1940, when Italy entered the war on the side of Germany, until 2 May 1945 when all Axis forces in Italy surrendered. However, fighting would continue in Greece – where British troops had been dispatched to aid the Greek government – during the early stages of the Greek Civil War.The British referred to this theatre as the Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre (so called due to the location of the fighting and the name of the headquarters that controlled the initial fighting: Middle East Command) while the Americans called the theatre of operations the Mediterranean Theater of War. The German official history of the fighting is dubbed The Mediterranean, South-East Europe, and North Africa 1939–1942. Regardless of the size of the theatre, the various campaigns were not seen as neatly separated areas of operations but part of one vast theatre of war.Fascist Italy aimed to carve out a new Roman Empire, while British forces aimed initially to retain the status quo. Italy launched various attacks around the Mediterranean, which were largely unsuccessful. With the introduction of German forces, Yugoslavia and Greece were overrun. Allied and Axis forces engaged in back and forth fighting across North Africa, with Axis interference in the Middle East causing fighting to spread there. With confidence high from early gains, German forces planned elaborate attacks to be launched to capture the Middle East and then to possibly attack the southern border of the Soviet Union. However, following three years of fighting, Axis forces were defeated in North Africa and their interference in the Middle East was halted. Allied forces then commenced an invasion of Southern Europe, resulting in the Italians deposing Mussolini and joining the Allies. A prolonged battle for Italy took place between Allied and German forces, and as the strategic situation changed in south-east Europe, British troops returned to Greece.The theatre of war had the longest duration of the Second World War, resulted in the destruction of the Italian Empire and altered the strategic position of Germany, resulting in German divisions being deployed to Africa and Italy and total losses (including those captured upon final surrender) being over half a million. Italian losses amounted to around 177,000 men with a further several hundred thousand captured during the process of the various campaigns. British losses amount to over 300,000 men killed, wounded, or captured, and total American losses in the region amounted to 130,000.".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "(...and others)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "(1940–1941)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "(1940–43)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "(1941–45)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "(1942–45)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "(1943–45)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "----".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "Allies:".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "Axis powers:".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "British India".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II combatant "Vichy France (1941 and 1942)".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Albert_Kesselring.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Archibald_Wavell,_1st_Earl_Wavell.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Benito_Mussolini.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Claude_Auchinleck.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Dwight_D._Eisenhower.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Pietro_Badoglio.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II commander Ugo_Cavallero.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II date "1940-06-10".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II isPartOfMilitaryConflict World_War_II.
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- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II place Southern_Europe.
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II result "* Fall of theItalian Empire".
- Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II result "*Alliedvictory".
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