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Reference Number | ILW0234 |
Alt Ref No | ILW0234 |
Artist or Creator | Illingworth, Leslie Gilbert, 1902-1979 |
Title or Caption | [no caption] |
Extent | 1 item |
Published by | Daily Mail |
Date | 1 May 1941 |
Format | Artwork |
Technique | ink/pencil |
Embedded text or transcript | Nazi-Soviet Pact A. Hitler J. Stalin Nazi Finland Army I wish you'd stop reading out that bit about the Ukraine, Molotov. Nazi Balkans Army Mein Kampf |
Person Depicted | Stalin; Joseph (1879-1953) |
Molotov; Vyacheslav Mikhailovich (1890-1986) |
Notes | The Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 technically established non-aggression between these two nations. However, by 1941 it was clear that Hitler, having made lightning gains in western Europe and the Balkan region, was turning his attention to Russia. In Mein Kampf Hitler had declared his intention to pursue Lebensraum (living space) in the East. In an attempt to protect his 'backdoor' and to establish a Soviet sphere of influence in Europe, in accordance with the secret terms of the Nazi Soviet pact, Stalin had invaded Finland in 1939. He wrested some 16000 square kilometers of land from Finland in the peace treaty of March 1940. But, in an attempt to recover these lands, Finland agreed to fight alongside Germany in its war against the Soviet Union in June 1941. By May 1941 Stalin was aware of the growing danger and of Russia's encirclement by Nazi troops. |
Subjects | Finland |
Nazi-Soviet Pact |
Nazism |
Russia |
World War 1939-1945 |
expansionism |
pincers |
Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers Ltd. / Solo Syndication |
Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com |
Location of artwork | National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth |
Relates to cartoon | ILW0234 |
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Code | PersonName | Dates | About | Multimedia | Image |
GB/BCA/273 | Stalin; Joseph (1879-1953) | 1879-1953 | | | |
GB/BCA/533 | Molotov; Vyacheslav Mikhailovich (1890-1986) | 1890-1986 | | | |