Neutrals of World War 2: Monaco
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Monaco was originally a Greek colony under the name of Monoikos. The name comes from the veneration of the demigod Hercules. They said that Hercules constructed the ancient passage between Spain and Italy. Roman Emperor Julian the Apposite does make mention of the construction of the road and development of a city at Monaco. Shrines dotted the entire length of the road and on the rock of Monaco itself a temple was said to have been constructed in honor of Hercules. After the Gallic wars which saw the entirety of Gaul coming under Roman scrutiny was the last time that any temples to Hercules were mentioned. No archaeological evidence has been done but due to the rocky terrain of Monaco any further excavations are unlikely.
In 1922, Louis II became the Prince of Monaco. While he was known to be strongly pro-French and had seen military service with Philippe Pétain, Louis II kept Monaco out of the war largely because the majority of the population of his principality was of Italian descent and was pro-Italy. In Nov 1942, Italian troops invaded the small neutral country and set up a puppet administration. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies, German troops entered Monaco's borders. Monaco was home to about 300 Jews prior to the German occupation, and it was hosting a unknown number of Jewish refugees; some of them were deported to concentration camps. French troops returned to Monaco in late 1944.
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Monaco was originally a Greek colony under the name of Monoikos. The name comes from the veneration of the demigod Hercules. They said that Hercules constructed the ancient passage between Spain and Italy. Roman Emperor Julian the Apposite does make mention of the construction of the road and development of a city at Monaco. Shrines dotted the entire length of the road and on the rock of Monaco itself a temple was said to have been constructed in honor of Hercules. After the Gallic wars which saw the entirety of Gaul coming under Roman scrutiny was the last time that any temples to Hercules were mentioned. No archaeological evidence has been done but due to the rocky terrain of Monaco any further excavations are unlikely.
In 1922, Louis II became the Prince of Monaco. While he was known to be strongly pro-French and had seen military service with Philippe Pétain, Louis II kept Monaco out of the war largely because the majority of the population of his principality was of Italian descent and was pro-Italy. In Nov 1942, Italian troops invaded the small neutral country and set up a puppet administration. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies, German troops entered Monaco's borders. Monaco was home to about 300 Jews prior to the German occupation, and it was hosting a unknown number of Jewish refugees; some of them were deported to concentration camps. French troops returned to Monaco in late 1944.