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Galeazzo Ciano
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1939
May
22
The Pact of Steel
On 22 May 1939 in Berlin Ciano and Ribbentrop signed the alliance of Italy and Germany. Even its public text bound each to armed assistance in any war.
September
01
Italy and the neutral states
On 1 September 1939 Italy announced it would not take up arms. The Nordic states, Estonia, Latvia and Portugal, England’s ally, also declared neutrality.
1940
March
18
Hitler and Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass
On 18 March 1940 Hitler and Mussolini met in a train at the Brenner Pass. The Duce pledged that Italy would enter the war, but at a moment of his choosing.
1944
January
11
The execution of Ciano
On 11 January 1944 Galeazzo Ciano, De Bono and three other Fascist leaders, sentenced by a Salò court for voting against Mussolini, were shot in Verona.