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1927
May
20
The Treaty of Jeddah
On 20 May 1927 Britain recognised the full independence of Ibn Saud’s Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd. It took the name Saudi Arabia in 1932.
1939
September
05
Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia break off relations with Germany
In September 1939 Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia broke off relations with Germany. They met their obligations to London but did not declare war on the Reich.
1940
October
19
The Italian air raid on Bahrain
On the night of 18–19 October 1940 four Italian SM.82s from Rhodes bombed the refinery in Bahrain and Saudi Dhahran, then landed in Eritrea.
1945
March
01
Saudi Arabia declares war on Germany
On 1 March 1945 Saudi Arabia declared war on Germany and Japan. Ibn Saud met the deadline on its final day, securing a place among the founders of the UN.