How important was Italy for Germany, generally Italy is often dismissed as a partner to Germany, some go as far as noting that Germany would have better off in World War 2 without Italy. Although, if we want to take a proper approach we also must look at how Italy brought to the table, especially before the war. So in this video we look at the benefits Germany gained from its alliance with Italy. Map by Dan Kogosov. Cover design by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Deist, Wilhelm et al.: Ursachen und Voraussetzungen der deutschen Kriegspolitik. Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg Band 1. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt: Stuttgart, 1979. Gooch, John: Mussolini’s War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse, 1935-1943. Allen Lane: London, UK, 2020. Tooze, J. Adam: The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy. Penguin Books: New York, USA, 2006. Meier-Welcker, Hans; Papke, Gerhard; Petter, Wolfgang: Deutsche Militärgeschichte 1648 -1939, Band 4. Abschnitt VII: Wehrmacht und Nationalsozialismus 1933-1939. Bernard & Graefe Verlag: München, 1983. Ferris, John Robert; Mawdsley, Evan: The Cambridge History of the Second World War, Volume II: Politics and Ideology. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2015. #ItalyAndGermany,#ItalyEnablingGermany,#ItalyWorthIt