Italian occupation of Corsica

Italian military administration of Corsica
Amministrazione militare italiana in Corsica (Italian)
Amministrazione militare italiana di Corsica (Corsican)
1942–1943
StatusTerritory under Italian military administration
CapitalAjaccio
Religion
Catholicism
Demonym(s)Corsicans
Commander of the Italian garrison 
• 1942
Umberto Mondino
• 1942–1943
Giacomo Carboni
• 1943
Giovanni Magli
History 
• Established
1942
• Disestablished
1943
CurrencyFrench franc (F)
Italian lira (₤)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Vichy France
Free France

The Italian occupation of Corsica refers to the military (and administrative) occupation by the Kingdom of Italy of the French island of Corsica during the Second World War, from November 1942 to September 1943.[1] After an initial period of increased control over the island, by early spring 1943 the Maquis had begun to occupy the hinterland. In the aftermath of the Armistice of Cassibile, the Italian capitulation to the Allies, the Germans evacuated Sardinia via Corsica and occupied the island with the support of Italian units who had defected to them. Italian troops under Giovanni Magli, the Maquis and Free French Forces joined forces against the Germans and liberated the island.

  1. ^ Rodogno 2003, France.