January 1, 1934:<\/b> In a year that will see massive buildup of all branches of the German military, officials order some 4,000 new aircraft for the Luftwaffe.<\/i><\/p>\n
June 14-15, 1934:<\/b> Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini rendezvous in Venice and leave their first face-to-face meeting mutually unimpressed, with Benito Mussolini whispering “I don’t like him” to his staff.<\/p>\n
June 30, 1934:<\/b> At least 77, and perhaps as many as 400, are killed during Nazi Germany’s “Night of the Long Knives,” a purge of Nazi Party and other enemies ordered by Adolf Hitler that will secure his ascendancy in the state.<\/p>\n
August 1934:<\/b> Adolf Hitler officially becomes Der F\u00fchrer,<\/i> a combination of chancellor and president, when the German army swears him allegiance upon the death of President von Hindenburg.<\/p>\n
December 1934:<\/b> A buildup of the Italian military follows Benito Mussolini’s order for the conquest of Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
January 1, 1934: In a year that will see massive buildup of all branches of the German military, officials order some 4,000 new aircraft for the Luftwaffe. June 14-15, 1934: Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini rendezvous in Venice … Continue reading