Monthly Archives: July 2008

Armistice Agreement with Hungary; January 20, 1945

Armistice Agreement with Hungary; January 20, 1945   AGREEMENT CONCERNING AN ARMISTICE BETWEEN THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON ONE HAND AND HUNGARY ON … Continue reading

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The Armistice Agreement with Bulgaria; October 28, 1944

The Armistice Agreement with Bulgaria; October 28, 1944 The terms of the Bulgarian armistice agreement which has been signed in Moscow follow: Agreement Between the Governments of United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Union of Soviet Socialist … Continue reading

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Agreement Between the United Kingdom and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : July 12, 1941

Agreement Between the United Kingdom and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : July 12, 1941   Moscow, July 12, 1941 His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics have concluded … Continue reading

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Japanese Instrument of Surrender – September 2, 1945

We, acting by command of and on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, hereby accept the provisions in the declaration issued by the heads of the Governments of the United States, … Continue reading

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Winston Churchill’s – ‘The Few’

August 20, 1940 House of Commons On August 15, the crisis of the battle of Britain was reached. All the resources of Fighter Command in the South were used. The most difficult and dangerous period of the Battle of Britain … Continue reading

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Joseph V. Stalin’s Radio Broadcast, July 3, 1941

Comrades, citizens, brothers and sisters, men of our Army and Navy! My words are addressed to you, dear friends! The perfidious military attack by Hitlerite Germany on our Fatherland, begun on June 22, is continuing. In spite of the heroic … Continue reading

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval … Continue reading

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Winston Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” Speech

First Speech as Prime Minister May 13, 1940 to House of Commons On May 10, 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. When he met his Cabinet on May 13 he told them that “I have nothing to offer but blood, … Continue reading

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Harry S. Truman’s Announcement Of the Dropping Of An Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima, 1945

On August 6, 1945, President Harry Truman released the awesome power of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This action helped to end the Second World War, but at a terrible price.   Two minutes after Hiroshima … Continue reading

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Neville Chamberlain’s “Peace For Our Time” speech

“We, the German Führer and Chancellor, and the British Prime Minister, have had a further meeting today and are agreed in recognizing that the question of Anglo-German relations is of the first importance for our two countries and for Europe. … Continue reading

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