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Benito Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "axis"
Rodeo Cowboy's Association founded -
In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact
agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests". -
Munich Pact
germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, taking into consideration the agreement. -
Medal commemorating
Commemorative medal awarded to soldiers of the Third Reich who participated in the October 1, 1938, annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia by Germany. -
The Hitler-Stalin Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact. -
Germans invade Poland
German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. -
Soviet Union invades Poland
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov declares that the Polish government has ceased to exist, as the U.S.S.R. exercises the “fine print” of the Hitler-Stalin Non-aggression pact—the invasion and occupation of eastern Poland. -
Germany invades Norway and Denmark
German warships enter major Norwegian ports, from Narvik to Oslo, deploying thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. -
Hitler Gains Victory Over France
Germany and France signed an armistice in the forest of Compiègne. -
The Battle of Britain begins
the Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain -
Battle of Stalingrad
Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor bombed
a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. -
The United States declares war on Japan
On this day, as America’s Pacific fleet lay in ruins at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt requests, and receives, a declaration of war against Japan.