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home | newest check | boards | help index | log | ps | userlogin | send sysop | slog | status forward | bcm news | users | version | remove cookieKF5JRV > TODAY 22.05.26 16:52l 19 Lines 1057 Bytes #7 (0) @ WW BID : 25853_KF5JRV Subj: Today in History - May 22 Path: JH4XSY<JE7YGF<LU4ECL<K1AJD<F1UBL<DK0WUE<N2MH4<N2MH<K5DAT<K5DAT<KF5JRV Sent: 260522/0739Z 25853@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA BPQ6.0.24 On May 22, 1939, Italy and Germany agree to a military and political alliance, giving birth formally to the Axis powers, which will ultimately include Japan. Mussolini coined the nickname 窶弃act of Steel窶� (he had also come up with the metaphor of an 窶彗xis窶� binding Rome and Berl in) after reconsidering his first choice, 窶弃act of Blood,窶� to describe this historic agreement with Germany. The Duce saw t his partnership as not only a defensive alliance, protection from the Western democracies, with whom he anticipated war, but al so a source of backing for his Balkan adventures. Both sides were fearful and distrustful of the other, and only sketchily shar ed their prospective plans. The result was both Italy and Germany, rather than acting in unison, would often 窶徨eact窶� to the precipitate military action of the other. In September 1940, the Pact of Steel would become the Tripartite Pact, with Japan ma king up the third constituent of the triad. 73 de Scott KF5JRVPmail: KF5JRV@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NAEmail KF5JRV@gmail.com
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