PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1939)

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GERMAN-ITALIAN MILITARY PACT
(Pact of Steel)
(22nd May 1939)

BACKGROUND: On 22nd May 1939 Germany and Italy signed 'The Pact of Steel', a 10-year military and political alliance whereby both countries would support each other should one or the other be attacked by a third party.

The postcard depicts the rulers of Italy (Mussolini), Germany (Hitler) together with their foreign ministers von Ribbentrop (Germany) and Count Ciano (Italy)

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