Italy top 10 events of the war By k_spring Nov 1, 1936 Italy signs Treaty of Friendship with Germany Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins World War II Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Italy assists Germany in the Battle of Britain Period: Apr 6, 1941 to Apr 30, 1941 Italy enters the Battle of Greece Jul 26, 1943 Marshal Pietro Badoglio is dismissed from duty Oct 13, 1943 Italy joins Allied Powers Jan 11, 1944 Count Galeazzo Ciano is executed in Germany Jan 11, 1944 Count Galeazzo Ciano is executed in Germany Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed by partisans May 2, 1945 Germans in Italy surrender