What were Mussolini’s war aims
Ideology, fear and greed
What was Italy’s main fighter aircraft which was slow and under-armed
Fiat CR42 biplane
How many bayonets did Mussolini claim to have
8m
How many bayonets did Mussolini have in reality in June 1940
Fewer than 800,000
Italy possessed 1,500 armoured cars and light tanks in what year?
1940
How many generals still followed defensive WW1 tactics
600
As Germany provided less resources to Italy, what % fall in Italian steel production was there
20%
What did the wheat harvest drop by
1.5m tonnes