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When Italy declared a 1943 WWII armistice some 2.5 million Italian soldiers had to decide: fight with the Germans, go to prison or escape. More than 100,000 joined Gothic Line Allied Forces Pt. 1
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By Joe Kirwin
It is known as the ``the choice'' in Italian military history annals. When Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini was arrested in July of 1943 and the country declared a WWII Armistice against Allied Forces two months later, the soldiers of the Italian Armed Forces faced an agonizing decision - stay loyal to the Germans and fight with them or be shipped to prisoner of war camps in Germany. Many went to prisoner of war camps. Many died in the camps; some decided to…
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