Italian Invasion of Corsica (NSKmade)

The Italian invasion of Corsica occurred in 1941 when the Axis powers were at their height. The Italians invaded the island republicball with 41,000 men. Although not successful at first due to naval inabilities and overwhelming Corsican and Allied resistance, eventually thanks to the Nazis, the Italians took Corsica as theirs.

Italian Aspiration
The Italians had been keen on taking Corsica after their success in taking Albania. The Fall of France in 1940 made Corsicaball surrounded by neutral or either hostile countries. Without any threat from France and minimal resistance from Great Britain, the Italians invaded Corsica the same year once France surrendered, once preparations of 41,000 men were complete.

First Attmpt
The Italians expected a quick victory in Corsica, but just like their invasion of Greece that same moment, it went wrong. Corsican willingness to fight against the low morale Italians screwed up battle after battle, with the British RAF destroying Italian ships supplying men there. Naval battles with the Allied and Italian navies commenced around the coasts of both Italy and Corsica. By spring of 1941, the Italians were losing the war it had with Corsica.

Nazi Intervention
The Nazis, meanwhile saw the dangers if Allied forces win the fight for Corsica. The Allies could use Corsica to prepare an amphibious assault on southern France, where from there along with the Allied troops at the Balkans will crush German forces. Hence, on April the Germans sent 150,000 parashooted men, batalions of German airforce to defeat the Allies.

Victory
The tide turned and Allied forces, being determined to continue the fight at Greece instead, evacuated on May the same year. On 14th of May 1941, the Corsican goverment surrendered to the Axis Forces.

End
After losing nearly 100,000 men to take Corsica, the Axis powers finally took it at last. The Italians were given Corsica, in return for German ships to access the island's ports freely. Mussolini then wated no time to form the Italian province of Corsicaball, or simply Italian Corsicaball. The Italians took hold of the island until 1943, when it surrendered to the Allies.