Napoleonrules
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Does an Italy that stays neutral actually benefit Hitler? As Churchill stated about Italian abilities and them joining the Axis, “That's only fair – we had them last time.” The Italians dragged Germany into Greece and North Africa and then forced them to have to fight in Italy against an invasion after Mussolini was forced out. An Italy that stayed neutral like Franco's Spain would be safe from for Germany not having to worry about the Allies coming up the "soft underbelly" of Axis control, thereby freeing up divisions and resources. The only resource Italy really ever contributed would have been aluminum. Their forces were crap.