Italian Occupations of Corfu
Italy occupied Corfu two times: the first for a few months only in 1923 after the assassination of Italian officers; the second during World War II, from April 1941 to September 1943.
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“Master of Trinity: Is he an Italian?
Harold Abrahams: Of Italian extraction, yes.
Master of Trinity: I see.
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Master of Trinity: I’m relieved to hear it.
Harold Abrahams: He’s half-Arab.”
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