Leave Africa to me

>>3047580
So the Romans did try to colonize africa!

>>3047585
They underestimated the black warrior.

>>3047580
>attacks British Egypt with 300,000 troops
>literally had a 10-1 numerical advantage
>BTFO'd by 30,000 colonial troops

Let's settle this once and for all; bumbling sidekick, or misunderstood hero?

>>3047776
shitty military sidekick, cultural and economic hero

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>>3047776
kind of both

>>3047776
He had Italian society going in the right direction, but his economic policies were middling at best and his military decisions were awful (albeit forced). A lot of leaders have been worse than him.

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>>3047776
A not yet mature hero forced into a mans war before he was grown up.

He had said before that Italy wasn't ready for war, but like a lot of observers in his time, thought the war was over with France surrendering, and didn't want to get gypped at the peace talks for yet another war.

>tfw Germany is at war with the Soviets AND the Americans

>>3047776
Antonescu was a more valuable ally than him, if only for the fact that Romania sent 8,820,000 tons of oil to Germany.

>>3047580
>leave Greece to me

>>3049732
>5 minutes later
AAAH HITLER HELP ME

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shitler cucked him by starting the war. Ironic since he stole everything from il duce
>>3047776
misunderstood hero

>>3047580
>muh mustard gas