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Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

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WWII Mediterranean Theater

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List Of Mediterranean Theatre Of World War Ii Battles 🌏

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Mediterranean Theatre Of World War Ii Battles Involving The Australia 🌏

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1:72nd Axis Mediterranean theatre 1941

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A Brief Overview of World War II

The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. The fighting in this theatre lasted from 10 June 1940, when Italy entered the war on the side of Nazi Germany, until 2 May 1945 when all Axis forces in Italy surrendered. However, fighting would continue in Greece – where British troops had been dispatched to aid the Greek government – during the early stages of the Greek Civil War.