It is well known that the reality of the Axis Alliance could not compete with its myth. Contrary to what had been hoped for by the fascist regime, there was no close cooperation within the ‘Berlin-Rome Axis’ after the war started. Historians certainly went too far when they called the Italy of 1941 a German satellite state. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that the balance of power within the axis had been redefined. The purchases of German troops, tourists, and politicians in Italy and the countermeasures taken by the fascists are good indicators of how relations had changed.

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战时意大利购物：1940/1941年，德国军队，游客和政客的购物

众所周知，轴心联盟的现实无法与其神话相抗衡。与法西斯政权所希望的相反，战争爆发后，“柏林-罗马轴心国”内部没有紧密合作。当历史学家称1941年的意大利为德国卫星国家时，无疑走得太远了。然而，不能否认的是，轴内的功率平衡已被重新定义。在意大利购买德国军队，游客和政治人物以及法西斯主义者采取的对策，是关系发生了怎样变化的良好指标。