EYY LUIGI PUT DAT-A GUN DOWN AND BRING ME SOME MORE SAUCE FOR DIS PIZZA BEFORE THE ALLIES ARRIVE

>>1295078
Poor leadership and lack of experience , also widespread nepotism.

Lack of equipment that matched up to modern standards, Mussolini knew as much, and asked Hitler to postpone the war for this reason

>>1297325
This, and also the Italians had no reason to care whether they won or lost the war.

They were pretty much just in it because Il Duce wanted to play with the big boys.

>>1295078
Italians don't really consider themselves Italian. It's all about 'muh region.' They weren't spooked enough to think throwing their lives away in the name of nationalism was a good idea like the Germans. A good army runs on spooks and money. Italy didn't really have either.

>>1295078
all of europe proper was reduced to ashes.
Italy and nearly all of her important historical sites were saved. its a miracle

>>1297366
This is something often neglected, Italy's "cowardice" in surrendering to the allies, allowed it to keep it self as the nation with the most WHS and keep a right wing Government with most of it's territory intact with any Nuremberg trials

>>1295078
>Getting BTFO by Ethiopia

Italy a shit m8

>>1295078
because of muh "rome's place in the sun".

if uncle bennie just remained neutral all throughout the war, maybe his shit wouldn't get fucked up

>>1295078
Russian here. During the war we knew italians were wealer than germans so we made the strongest blow on thier position to pierce the front. They were the weak spot so got attacked more.

>>1297493
They conquered Ethiopia desu
>>1295078
Atleast Italians hung their retard from meat hooks in the street instead of following to the bitter end like some people

>reminder

>>1297650
Yeah in a 2nd war and after 7 months

>>1297497
If you look up mussolini's quotes they're quite pathetic, filled with "if we don't act we won't go down in history"

>>1297650
>They conquered Ethiopia desu
They really didn't.

Italian incompetence in Ethiopia after the the Second Italo-Ethiopian war was legendary. They actually started giving rebel groups machine guns, mortars and armored cars because they thought the rebels could be coaxed into switching sides, but they got played like a damn fiddle.

>>1295078
If you think they sucked during WW2, don't even try to read how "well" they fared during WW1.