 Mussolini was very unsure of what date to invade, as he changed his mind many times, even five times in one segment of fifteen minutes.Eventually he decided on 28 October, the anniversary of the March on Rome, though staff headquarters was not aware until they heard the date on London radio.In about two weeks, the Italian army was already retreating back into Albania, for conditions at this time of year were very detrimental to mountain warfare and general organization problems continued throughout the military.