Italian Invasion of France | |||||||||
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Part of the Battle of France during World War II | |||||||||
The Val Dora battalion of the 5th Alpini Regiment in action in the Col de Pelouse | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
France Air support: United Kingdom | Italy | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Henri Giraud | Giovanni Messe | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
750,000 | 245,700 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
636,300 killed, ~114,000 wounded | 57,900 killed, ~120,000 wounded |