World War II
September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945
Six years of a gigantic war, fiercer and more destructive than any in history.
Fifty-five million dead; 3,000,000 missing; the domination of the world at stake.
Acknowledgements:
2194 Days of War – by Cesare Salmaggi & Alfredo Pallavisini – 1977
Munich Pact
Thursday, September 29, 1938
The Munich Pact is signed by Arthur Neville Chamberlain (Great Britain), Edouard Daladier (France), Adolf Hitler (Germany), and Benito Mussolii (Italy).