Hitler’s declaration of war to the United States appears to be difficult to understand, superfluous, and sealed the fate of the Third Reich.
Hitler declares war on USA
Hitler declares war on USA in the German Reichstag.
On 12 December 1941, Adolf Hitler declared war on the USA with a long Reichstag speech. In retrospect, and in light of the simultaneous setbacks on the Eastern Front at Moscow through the successful counteroffensive of the Red Army, this action appears to be incomprehensible and ultimately sealed the end of the Third Reich.
In this Reichstag speech, Hitler maintained that the attempt by Germany and Italy to prevent the expansion of the war was thwarted by Roosevelt’s ‘long-time provocations’. According to the Dreimaechtepakt (Axis pact), he was therefore compelled to explain war to the USA by the Japanese entry into the war.
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