16 Apr 1939
Italy
Italy
- Hermann Göring met with Benito Mussolini in Rome, Italy. ww2dbase [Hermann Göring | Rome | CPC]
- King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy took on the additional title of the King of the Albanians. ww2dbase [Vittorio Emanuele III | CPC]
- The Soviet ambassador in Britain made the final attempt to form some kind of alliance between the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union to contain German aggression. ww2dbase [London, England | CPC]
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