September 8, 1943: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies, orders Italian forces to "cease all acts of hostility against the Anglo-American forces wherever they may be met"September 12, 1943: Former Italian Premier Benito Mussolini freed from prison by Nazi raidKingdom of Italy leaves the AxisSeptember 23, 1943:"Italian Social Republic" created by Germany in Venice