Italian military administration of Corsica | |||||||||
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| 1942–1943 | |||||||||
| Status | Territory under Italian military administration | ||||||||
| Capital | Ajaccio | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Currency | French franc (F) Italian lira (₤) | ||||||||
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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.
- ^ Rodogno 2003, France.