In timelines where Fascist Italy either joins the allies (The Footprint of Mussolini), or it remains neutral (La Transizione Imperfetta), Yugoslavia still gets invaded and partitioned by Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, however, would this actually occur should Italy wish to remain neutral throughout the war?
Suppose that Mussolini gets assassinated in the early-mid 1930s and gets replaced by Italo Balbo, or Mussolini simply remains neutral during WW2, would one of these PODs have different consequences?, wouldn't Italy want to remain neutral by avoiding to piss off the British by invading Albania, Greece, and then Yugoslavia?
In the specific scenario of Mussolini getting assassinated and replaced (the scenario of La Transizione Imperfetta), would a Fascist Italy led by Italo Balbo still invade Albania, Montenegro, and Yugoslavia?, the invasion of Ethiopia seemed almost inevitable, but outright doing things that would piss off the allies would be a less smart move, since if Italy does not gets humiliated in Greece, then the Germans do not need to come to save it and waste a crapton of resources in invading and occupying such a large area in the Balkans.
The topic of whenever if a neutral Italy would still invade Albania, Montenegro, and Greece for example is also something that I really wanted to know about, but I would prefer this to be its own separate thread, Yugoslavia is the focus in here.
Suppose that Mussolini gets assassinated in the early-mid 1930s and gets replaced by Italo Balbo, or Mussolini simply remains neutral during WW2, would one of these PODs have different consequences?, wouldn't Italy want to remain neutral by avoiding to piss off the British by invading Albania, Greece, and then Yugoslavia?
In the specific scenario of Mussolini getting assassinated and replaced (the scenario of La Transizione Imperfetta), would a Fascist Italy led by Italo Balbo still invade Albania, Montenegro, and Yugoslavia?, the invasion of Ethiopia seemed almost inevitable, but outright doing things that would piss off the allies would be a less smart move, since if Italy does not gets humiliated in Greece, then the Germans do not need to come to save it and waste a crapton of resources in invading and occupying such a large area in the Balkans.
The topic of whenever if a neutral Italy would still invade Albania, Montenegro, and Greece for example is also something that I really wanted to know about, but I would prefer this to be its own separate thread, Yugoslavia is the focus in here.