Italy are one of Germany's allied since the invasion of Europe.
On the allied side: Britain, Canada, US and on the Axis Side: Germany and to a lesser extent Italy.
Germany, Italy, and Japan on one side, and Britain, France, China, Russia, and the USA on the other.
Italy rejoined Eurovision in 2011. They participated in the 2011 and 2012 contests and will do so again in 2013. Before that, Italty had not participated since 1997.
Italy first participated in the Olympics games in 1896 :)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
well it's true :)
Italy fought against Austria-Hungary when the larger country invaded northern Italian provinces. Germany later participated in this conflict.
If you are referring to the Axis Powers during World War II, the three major countries included Germany, Japan, and Italy. However, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and many other countries participated, too. The Axis Powers was a Military Alliance opposed to the Allies.
France was a member of the Triple Entente, while Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance, with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Germany and Italy
Benito Mussolini from Italy