World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.

Pietro Badoglio

Italian military officer (1871–1956)

Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino, was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa. With the fall of the Fascist regime in Italy, he became Prime Minister of Italy.