1941Hitler Issues Directive No. 30 Supporting Arab Freedom Movement

German dictator Adolf Hitler issues "Führer Directive No. 30...
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🤝 Hitler and Mussolini Meet at Brenner Pass

Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner pass on the Austrian border; Mussolini agrees with Hitler that Italy will enter the war "at an opportune moment".
Hitler and Mussolini Meet at Brenner Pass (1940)
GermanyItalyMussoliniHitlerBrenner PassAxis PowersDiplomacyWar Preparation

🇩🇪 Hitler Issues Directive for Operation Sea Lion

Adolf Hitler submits to his military the directive for the invasion of the United Kingdom, Operation Sea Lion.
Hitler Issues Directive for Operation Sea Lion (1940)
GermanyHitlerOperation Sea Lioninvasion plansUnited Kingdommilitary strategyWorld War IIinvasionEnglish Channelstrategic planning

📜 Hitler Issues Directive No. 30 Supporting Arab Freedom Movement

German dictator Adolf Hitler issues "Führer Directive No. 30" in support of "The Arab Freedom Movement in the Middle East", his "natural ally against England".
GermanyHitlerMiddle EastArab NationalismPolitical IntrigueDiplomacyAxis PowersAllied PowersPropagandaFührer Directive

🤝 Germany Creates Special Staff F for Iraq

The German military mission to Iraq, Special Staff F (Sonderstab F), is created to support of "The Arab Freedom Movement in the Middle East". Sonderstab F is to include Fliegerführer Irak and other elements already in Iraq.
Germany Creates Special Staff F for Iraq (1941)
IraqMiddle EastGermanyAxis PowersAllied PowersArab NationalismMilitary AidPolitical IntrigueSonderstab F

🤝 Hitler and Mussolini Meet in Salzburg

Hitler and Mussolini come together at Salzburg, mostly for the purpose of propping up Mussolini's fading morale.
Hitler and Mussolini Meet in Salzburg (1943)
DiplomacyAxis PowersItalyGermanyMoralePropagandaCollaboration

🇮🇷 Iran Declares War on Germany

Iran declares war on Germany.
Iran Declares War on Germany (1943)
Iranwar declarationGermanyMiddle EastAxis powersAllied powersdiplomacy