THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 22
May 22 in history
What happened on May 22: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1939, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Pact of Steel
22 May 1939 — Germany and Italy sign a full military alliance in Rome. Mussolini privately warns he cannot fight before 1943; Hitler is planning for that September.
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