When the armistice was publicly declared, in the late afternoon of September 8, the majority of the Italian Army had not been informed about it and no orders had been issued about the line of conduct to be taken in the face of the German armed forces.
The majority of the Italian Army had not been informed about it. The armistice was publicly declared. This was in the late afternoon of September 8. No orders had been issued about the line of conduct. This was to be taken in the face of the German armed forces. The armistice was publicly declared.