Ethiopia
Ethiopia
During World War 2, Italy invaded Greece. Also, Italy did invade and capture Ethiopia (1935-1936) and Albania (April 1939. However, Italy did help Germany to invade parts of Yugoslavia and France during early years of World War 2.
Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
Italy invaded Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Greece
Italy invaded a handful of countries during World War 2. This included Ethiopia, along with Albania and Greece. The Italians and Mussolini, however, were heavily pressured by Hitler and the Nazis to invade its neighbors.
In 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia. This lead to international alienation and a withdrawl from the League of Nations for the Italians.
Italy was led by famous dictator Benito Mussolini, who led them to invade different countries like Ethiopia and Albania (they actually took over them too).
Italy invaded Ethiopia.
Italy was invaded by General Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group during the Second World War. The invasion was on September 3, 1943.
Mussolini decided to invade Ethiopia in 1935 to assert Italian nationalism and demonstrate Italy's power as a colonial empire. The invasion aimed to avenge Italy's defeat in the First Italo-Ethiopian War (1895-1896) and to showcase Mussolini's ambitions of expanding Italian territory in Africa. Additionally, the conquest of Ethiopia was seen as a way to distract the Italian public from domestic issues and unify the country under Fascist ideals. The invasion ultimately reflected Mussolini's desire to position Italy as a major player on the world stage.
Albania and Greece. They succeeded in colonizing Albania. It was one of their two big Colonies in the Empire. the other one was Ethiopia.