The Battle Begins - Defeat Germany AGAIN!

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Soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade toward which we have striven for many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of freedom-loving peoples everywhere march with you. Together with our brave allies and brothers-in-arms on other fronts, you shall bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the end of tyranny over oppressed peoples, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and hardened by battle. He will fight fiercely.

Yet the Allied Nations have already inflicted heavy defeats upon the Germans, in open battle and man against man. Our aerial offensives have severely weakened their air power and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have granted us overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions and placed at our disposal vast reserves of trained fighting men.

The tide has turned! The free peoples of the world march together toward Victory!

I have full confidence in your courage, your devotion to duty, and your skill in battle. We shall accept nothing less than complete Victory!

Good luck! And let us invoke the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

For too long we have stood by watching them prevail, mock us, and oppress our freedom.
No longer. The hour to rise has come.
In fifteen days you have won six victories, captured enemy standards and artillery, secured strategic positions, and carried the tricolour across lands once threatened by tyranny. You have defended allied soil, shattered enemy advances, and brought hope where despair had begun to take root...

You have won battles through sacrifice and determination, crossed rivers and frontiers with unbreakable resolve, endured hardship without complaint, and marched forward even when supplies were scarce and rest was denied. Soldiers of Italy, only men devoted to honour and duty could have endured what you have endured. Soldiers, Italy thanks you! A grateful nation shall remember your courage and your service...

Those armies that once advanced with arrogance now retreat before you in fear; those who mocked your strength and rejoiced at the prospect of Italian defeat now stand confused and trembling.

But soldiers, what has been achieved so far is only the beginning of what remains to be done...

Undoubtedly, many obstacles have already been overcome; yet battles remain to be fought, cities to be secured, and rivers still to be crossed. Is there among you anyone whose courage falters? No.

All of you burn with the desire to extend the honour of Italy and protect the dignity of free peoples. All of you stand determined to humble those who believed they could place nations in chains. All of you seek a peace worthy of the sacrifices already made—a peace forged not in submission, but in victory and justice. And when you return home, you shall say with pride:

“I marched with the victorious Army of Italy!”

Comrades, I promise you this achievement; but there is one sacred condition you must swear to uphold: respect the people you liberate. Repress all acts of looting and cruelty committed by those who dishonour our cause. Otherwise, you would not be liberators—you would become a scourge upon the innocent. Italy does not march for destruction, but for order, honour, and justice.

People of France, the Italian Army comes not as your oppressor, but as the breaker of chains and the defender of stability.

The Italian people stand as friends to those who seek peace and freedom. Approach with confidence; your homes, your faith, and your traditions shall be respected.

We wage this war as honourable adversaries, and we seek only to defeat those powers that prolong suffering and deny nations the right to live free and secure.

Forward, soldiers of Italy—history watches, and victory awaits the brave.