<P> The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War . The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval , land , and air campaigns fought for control of the Mediterranean , North Africa , the Horn of Africa , the Middle East and Southern Europe . The fighting in this theatre lasted from 10 June 1940 , when Italy entered the war on the side of Nazi Germany , until 2 May 1945 when all Axis forces in Italy surrendered . However , fighting would continue in Greece -- where British troops had been dispatched to aid the Greek government -- during the early stages of the Greek Civil War . </P>
what alliance did italy belong to during world war ii brainly
the side of Nazi Germany