1920 ⟶ Italy Occupies Fiume

Bloody Christmas: Italy occupies Fiume after five days of re...
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🇮🇹 D'Annunzio Seizes Fiume

Gabriele D'Annunzio leads a force of Italian nationalist irregulars in the seizure of the disputed city of Fiume (Rijeka).⟶
D'Annunzio Seizes Fiume (1919)
ItalyNationalismFiumeRijekaIrredentismTerritorial Disputes

🇮🇹 Italy Occupies Fiume

Bloody Christmas: Italy occupies Fiume after five days of resistance from Gabriele D'Annunzio's legionnaires.⟶
Italy Occupies Fiume (1920)
ItalyFiumeoccupationterritorial disputepost-WWID'Annunzio

🗳️ Fiuman Electorate Approves Free State

The Fiuman electorate approves the idea of a Free State of Fiume.⟶
Fiuman Electorate Approves Free State (1921)
ItalyFiumeFree Stateelectionsterritorial disputepost-WWI

💣 Italy Bombards and Occupies Corfu

The Corfu incident: Italy bombards and occupies the Greek island of Corfu seeking to pressure Greece to pay reparations for the murder of an Italian general in Greece.⟶
Italy Bombards and Occupies Corfu (1923)
ItalyGreeceCorfuMilitary ActionOccupationInternational RelationsReparations

🇮🇹 Italy Annexes Fiume

Italy annexes the Free State of Fiume.⟶
Italy Annexes Fiume (1924)
Italian ExpansionismTerritorial AcquisitionIrredentismAdriatic SeaPost-WWIFiume

🇮🇹 Italy Invades Albania

Italy invades Albania with little in the way of military resistance in response to refusing the Italian ultimatum. Albania is later made part of Italy through a personal union of the Italian and Albanian crown.⟶
Italy Invades Albania (1939)
ItalyAlbaniaInvasionExpansionismEuropeOccupation1939