Italian Islands of the Aegean
The Italian Islands of the Aegean (Italian: Isole italiane dell'Egeo; Greek: Ἰταλικαὶ Νῆσοι Αἰγαίου Πελάγους; Turkish: Ege'deki İtalyan Adaları) were an archipelago of fourteen islands (the Dodecanese, except Kastellorizo) in the southeastern Aegean Sea, that—together with the surrounding islets—were ruled by the Kingdom of Italy from 1912 to 1943 and the Italian Social Republic (under German occupation) from 1943 to 1945. When the Kingdom of Italy was restored, they remained under formal Italian possession (under British occupation) until they were ceded to Greece in 1947 under the Treaty of Paris.
Italian Islands of the Aegean | |||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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| Motto: Per l'onore d'Italia "For the honour of Italy" | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Giovinezza | |||||||||||
| Status | Italian Colony | ||||||||||
| Capital | Rhodes | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Italian | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Greek (Aegean Greek), Turkish (Aegean Turkish) | ||||||||||
| Religion | Catholic (State) Greek Orthodox, Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Colonial Administration | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1912–1945 | Victor Emmanuel III | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1912–1913 (first) | Giovanni Ameglio | ||||||||||
• 1943–1945 (last) | Iginio Ugo Faralli | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar / WWII | ||||||||||
| 27 April 1912 | |||||||||||
| 24 July 1923 | |||||||||||
| 8 September 1943 | |||||||||||
• German occupation | 11 September 1943 | ||||||||||
| 8 May 1945 | |||||||||||
• Ceded to Greece | 10 February 1947 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Italian lira | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece | ||||||||||
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