Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies: wartime broadcast Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was twice Prime Minister of Australia. His first period in office, from April 1939 to August 1941, spanned the first years of the Second World War. On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister Menzies announced the beginning of Australia’s involvement in the Second World War, [...]
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Robert G. Menzies: Australian Declaration of War on Germany, 3 September 1939
Posted in Declarations of War, Robert G. Menzies Speeches, tagged 3 September 1939, Australian Declaration of War, Germany, WW II on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Germany’s Declaration of War Against the United States – December 11, 1941
Posted in Adolf Hitler, Declarations of War, tagged Adolf Hitler, Declaration of War, Germany, Speech of December 11 1941, USA, WW II on September 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Germany’s Declaration of War Against the United States Hitler’s Reichstag Speech of December 11, 1941 Deputies! Men of the German Reichstag! A year of world-historical events is coming to an end. A year of great decisions is approaching. In this grave period I speak to you, deputies of the Reichstag, as the representatives of the [...]
Mussolini: Speech of the 10 June 1940, Declaration of War on France and England
Posted in Benito Mussolini, Declarations of War, tagged 10 June 1940, Declaration of War, England, France, Italy in WW II, Mussolini on September 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Mussolini: Speech of the 10 June 1940, Declaration of War on France and England Delivered 6:00 PM from his balcony in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome Soldiers, sailors, and aviators! Black shirts of the revolution and of the [Fascist] legions! Men and women of Italy, of the Empire, and of the kingdom of Albania! Pay [...]
