Ankara in WW2 History | World War II Database

3 Oct 1939

Turkey

Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, the British ambassador in Ankara, Turkey, telegraphed London with the main points that Adolf Hitler intended to cover in a speech dealing with his peace proposals. His source was the Dutch ambassador in Ankara who, in turn, was quoting a rumour started by the Geerman ambassador, Franz von Papen. ww2dbase [Ankara | AC]

24 Oct 1943

Turkey

Afghanistan and the Republic of China signed a friendly treaty in Ankara, Turkey. ww2dbase [Ankara | CPC]

7 Nov 1944

Turkey

Colonel Otto Hatz, Hungarian military attaché to Ankara, Turkey, defected to the Soviets, bringing with him documents about the Hungarian Army and fortifications on the Danube River. In retaliation the Germans would put his parents and brother in a concentration camp, where his mother would die. ww2dbase [Ankara | CPC]

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