Mussolini Declares War As Axis Powers Move On France
Mussolini announced Italy's entry into the conflict alongside Nazi Germany from Palazzo Venezia. He called for Mediterranean control and warned Balkan and Middle Eastern nations to beware neutrality breaches. He urged combatants to unite under Fascist ideals as Axis forces close on Paris and France.
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Rome
Italy
France
Paris
Berlin
Riviera
Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
Mediterranean
Balkans
Turkey
Egypt
Haly
Yugoslavia
Greece
Switzerland
Ethiopia
Gibraltar
England
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Empire
Kingdom of
Albania
Hitler
Battle of France Reaches Decisive Stage In German Drive
DeWitt MacKenzie reports the battle line from the sea to the Argonne intensifies as Hitler throws vast forces toward Paris. The coastal thrust risks Rouen and Le Havre while the Argonne center and Oise valley presses threaten a swift Allied defense. The article weighs a potential fortnight to decide the war and notes Reynaud’s remark on holding out for victory.
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Argonne
France
Rouen
Paris
Clgge
Seine
le Havre
Gerhave
Pelow
Oise
Marne
1914
Hitler
Reynaud
Flanders
Fuehrer
Germany
Munich
Argonne Forest
Maxime Weygand
Norwegians Surrender to Nazis End of Nordic Battle
Stockholm reports the last Norwegian forces capitulated after two months of fighting. King Haakon VII and government fled to England, citing insufficient Allied aid to continue the struggle and noting Narvik area withdrawals.
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Stockholm
Germany
Norway
Haakon VII
Narvik
England
London
Ministry of Information
Halvdan Koht
Tromso
Storting
Otto Ruge
Canadian minister of defense killed in air crash
Norman McLeod Rogers Canada’s minister of national defense died this afternoon in a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crash near Newtonville Ontario while en route from Ottawa to Toronto to speak on the war effort. Three other men also perished in the accident.
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National Defense
Newtonville
Ont
Norman McLeod Rogers
Canada
Here
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Toronto
Hull deplores Italian entry into the war
Secretary Hull condemned Italy joining Germany in World War II, calling it a great disappointment and a human tragedy. He learned of Mussolini's pledge from a radio address and said extending the neutrality act to Italy would be considered within a day or two. Hull noted about 18 American ships were in the Mediterranean and discussed possible shipping restrictions.
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Washington
Hill
Traly
Mussolini
Germany
Britain
France
Hull
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Switzerland
Turkey
Egypt
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
England
Far East
Great Britain
Nice
Tunis
Jibati
Alps
Africa
Rex
Weather forecast for Georgia South Carolina and Florida
Georgia shows considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers this afternoon or tonight and again Tuesday. South Carolina expects similar conditions with local thundershowers Tuesday and interior showers this afternoon or tonight. Florida remains partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers Tuesday and possible activity near the southwest and extreme south coast tonight.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
FDR to Speak on European War Tonight
President Roosevelt will discuss the European war and international relations in a hastily planned address at the University of Virginia commencement. The speech, broadcast from 6:25 to 6:46 p.m., may touch on military aid to Allies and is described as an important pronouncement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
University of Virginia
Stephen Parry
White House
United States
Charlottesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Congress
Senate
Great Britain
Prence
Turkey
Europe
London
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Vittorio Emmanuele
Germany
Mussolini Declares War as Italy Enters World Conflict
Mussolini announced a formal declaration of war on Britain and France. Italian troops reportedly began marching into France while Rome claimed neutrality toward neighboring states observing neutrality. Britain and France mobilized, with German forces pushing toward Paris as Norway capitulated after two months of fighting.
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
Fuehrer
Adolf Mitler
Ger
Mars
Duce
Laly
Germany
Britain
France
French
Mussolini
Hitler
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