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| − | [[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|thumb|Flag of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]]] | + | {{no sources|date=June 2024}} |
| − | [[File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg|thumb|Civil ensign of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]]] | + | [[File:Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg|thumb|Civil ensign of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]]][[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|thumb|Flag of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]]] |
| − | The '''Kingdom of the South''', was the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]] during the [[Second World War]]. | + | The '''Kingdom of the South''', refers to the time during the [[Italian campaign (World War II)]] when the southern pars of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]] was not under [[Nazi Germany|German]] occupation and instead under [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] occupation during the [[Italian Civil War]] from September 8 1943 - May 2 1945. |
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| − | In September 1943, Italy surrendered to the [[Western Allies|western allies]], but civil war would begin with the independence of the [[Italian Social Republic|Italian social republic]]. | + | In September 1943, Italy surrendered to the [[Western Allies|western allies]], but [[Italian Civil War|civil war]] would begin with the independence of the [[Italian Social Republic|Italian social republic]]. |
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| − | Civil war continued until May 1945 with the surrender of the [[Axis powers|axis]] forces.
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| | + | [[Rome]] would be liberated in June on 1944 and the [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] would advance in Italy.<ref>{{Citation|last=World War Two|title=Week 250- The Invasion of Normandy begins! - WW2 - June 10, 1944|date=2023-06-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXAQPKAUxQ|access-date=2024-09-04}}</ref> In May 1945, the [[Axis powers|axis]] forces in [[Italian Social Republic|Italy]] surrendered. Ending the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|war in Italy]] |
| | + | == Leaders == |
| | + | * [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]] as king |
| | + | * [[Pietro Badoglio]] as prime minister (1943-1944) |
| | + | * [[Ivanoe Bonomi]] as prime minister (1944-1945) |
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| | == Kingdom Of The South Media == | | == Kingdom Of The South Media == |
| | <gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''> | | <gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''> |
| − | File:La leggenda del Piave.ogg|La leggenda del Piave (o la canzone del Piave) cantata. | + | File:Marcia Reale.ogg|The Royal March, italian national anthem from 1861 to 1943/1946. |
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| − | File:Marcia Reale.ogg|The Royal March, italian national anthem from 1861 to 1943/1946. | + | File:Insediamento governo Badoglio a Salerno (1944).jpg|The installation of the Badoglio II government in Salerno. |
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| | + | == References == |
| | + | [[File:Kingdom of Italy within Europe 1943.svg|thumb|Map of the kingdom of the south in 1943 (dark green = K.O.T.S., light green = [[Italian Social Republic]])]] |
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| | + | [[Category:1940s in Italy]] |