Italy

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Italy is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, and Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The nation later became one of the last countries to fall to the Chimera in Europe.

In the Great War Italy was part of the Entente Powers alliance and when the war was won by the Allies Italy joined the UED due to the fact that its nation had lost 600,000 troops fighting against the Central Powers, given the reason that it doesn't want another world war. In 1921 Benito Mussolini created the National Fascist Party. A year later in 1922 the fascist attempted a coup but king Victor Emmanuel III ordered the army not to intervene and formed an alliance with Mussolini which was broken when Mussolini started banning all political parties. In response Italy and the UED crushed and banned the National Fascist Party.

When Russia closed its borders and enter a state of isolationism, the Italian government, as well as every other country's government in Europe, became concerned. When reports came out in the 1930's about Russian cities being destroyed and deserted overnight, Italy's army was bolstered to defend against attack. Italy was attacked by the Chimera shortly after the fall of France.

During the Siege of Genoa, Italy, Italian soldiers are overwhelmed by the Chimera, whom they refer to as "the deathless plague." Many regard them as invincible, due to their extreme durability. With these facts crush the soldiers' morale. Hundreds killed themselves rather than fight, die, and possibly become the 'unholy' Chimera, contributing to the battle's loss, although it is unlikely it would have been won anyway. The end of the Siege of Genoa led the fall of Italy to the Chimera.