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Italian Campaign (World War II), Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe; Italian war crimes; List of World War II battles; Royal Italian Army; Royal Italian Navy; Royal Italian Air Force; MVSN (Blackshirts) North African campaign timeline; Treaty of Peace with Italy, 1947; Paris Peace Treaties, 1947
Vatican City maintained an official policy of neutrality during the war. [18] Both Allied and Axis bombers made some effort not to attack the Vatican when bombing Rome. However, Vatican City was bombed on at least two occasions during the war, once on November 5, 1943, and once on March 1, 1944.
Vatican City pursued a policy of neutrality during World War II under the leadership of Pope Pius XII. Although the city of Rome was occupied by Germany from September 1943 and the Allies from June 1944, Vatican City itself was not occupied. The Vatican organised extensive humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the conflict.
1929 - A separate country within Rome, Vatican City, is created by the Lateran Treaty. 1940 - EUR begins, and the nation enters World War II. 1943 - Bombing of Rome in World War II begins. 1944 - Rome is liberated by the Allied troops from the Germans. 1957 - Treaty of Rome; 1960 - Rome hosts the 1960 Summer Olympics, with great success.
The European balance of power is a tenet in international relations that no single power should be allowed to achieve hegemony over a substantial part of Europe. During much of the Modern Age, the balance was achieved by having a small number of ever-changing alliances contending for power, [1] which culminated in the World Wars of the early 20th century.
This is a timeline of the events that stretched over the period of late World War II, its conclusion, legal aftermath, with the inclusion of the Cold War, from January 1945 to December 1991. January 1945
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...