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The Romanian army began limited military operations. On June 24, Romania officially declared war on the Soviet Union. [14] 1941-06-22: Tuva: Germany: W: Tuva was a client state of the Soviet Union. Part of the USSR from 1944. 1941-06-24: Bulgaria: Greece Yugoslavia: A [6] Bulgaria declares war on Greece and Yugoslavia. 1941-06-25 Finland Soviet ...
The United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany on September 3, 1939, two days after the outbreak of war in Europe.The Empire of Japan and Nazi Germany had signed the Anti-Comintern Pact in 1936, to counter the perceived threat of the communism of the Soviet Union.
Austria-Hungary: August 6, 1914 Austria-Hungary Russian Empire Serbia German Empire: August 8, 1914 Montenegro: August 12, 1914 British Empire Austria-Hungary: France: August 23, 1914 Japan German Empire: August 25, 1914 Austria-Hungary: August 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary Belgium: November 1, 1914 Russian Empire Ottoman Empire: November 5, 1914
Japan sent Germany an ultimatum on 15 August 1914, which went unanswered; Japan then formally declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914 in the name of the Emperor TaishÅ. [5] As Vienna refused to withdraw the Austro-Hungarian cruiser SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth from Qingdao, Japan declared war on Austria-Hungary, too, on 25 August 1914. [6]
The Potsdam Agreement on 2 August 1945 agreed the subdivision of Germany following the surrender on 8 May 1945. Austria was part of Germany when War was declared, and was formally re-established by the Treaty of Vienna on 15 May 1955. Italy: 11 June 1940 Declaration on Italy: Winston Churchill: Armistice with Italy, 3 September 1943.
On 5 July 1914, German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II gave a "blank cheque" to Austria-Hungary, declared his country's allyship. [7] On 23 July 1914, Austria-Hungary sent an ultimatum to Serbia with such harsh terms that it was impossible for Serbia to accept. Serbia, predicting Austria-Hungary was preparing to invade, asked Russia for their support. [7]
The ultimatum expired on 23 August, and Japan declared war on Germany. At the beginning of hostilities in Europe, the ships of the East Asia Squadron under Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee were dispersed at various Pacific colonies on routine missions. Spee's ships rendezvoused in the Northern Mariana Islands for coaling.
In response to Germany's declaration of war on Russia, France issued a general mobilisation in expectation of war on 2 August and on 3 August, Germany also declared war on France. [44] Germany's ultimatum to Belgium brought Britain into the war on 4 August, although France did not declare war on Austria-Hungary until 12 August.