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World War II History
World War II History
1937 - The Fascist Council in Rome, withdrew Italy from the League of Nations.
1941 - Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries.
1957 - It was forbidden to leave East Germany without permission. Violations were prosecuted with prison up to three years.
1973 - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and Czech Prime Minister Lubomir Strougal formally nullified the 1938 Munich pact when they signed a treaty sanctioning Hitler's seizure of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
| "My strength has now been reduced to the equivalent of 36 squadrons...we should be able to carry on the war single-handed for some time if not indefinitely." Sir Hugh Dowding - RAF Fighter Command - May 1940 |
