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This week in the War, 27 March–2 April 1944: Romania at the crossroads

Posted on March 28, 2016 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 27 March 1944, Prime Minister Winston Churchill summarized the current state of the conflict in a radio broadcast on the BBC. He spoke of the military successes of the Soviet army and of the resulting … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 13–19 March 1944: Germany invades Hungary

Posted on March 17, 2016 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 18 March 1944, Admiral Miklos Hórthy, Regent of Hungary, was summoned to the Fuehrer’s Wolf’s Lair headquarters in Rastenburg, East Prussia, and was promptly arrested. The following day, German troops crossed the frontier into … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 18–24 November 1940: Hungary, Romania & Slovakia join the Tripartite Pact

Posted on November 20, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, three more countries joined the German-Italian-Japanese ‘Axis’ by signing the Tripartite Pact: Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), and Slovakia (24 November 1940). Stalin had also been approached and was considering signing. Of … Continue reading →

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