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Neutrality

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1939–1945Date range
5Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1939

Hiranuma Kiichiro1939

Moscow · Warfare / World War, 2nd

After the Battle of Nomonhan the Foreign Minister signs a neutrality pact with Russia. After the Battle of Nomonhan a neutrality pact is signed with Russia

1941

Hirohito13 April 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact

Konoe FumimaroApril 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact

1945

Suziki KantaroFebruary 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Japan approaches Russia, as neutrals, to arrange peace but receives no reply

Koiso KuniakiApril 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia informs Japan it will not renew the Sovietese neutrality pact

Hirohito1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Japan keeps its neutrality with Russia

Names involved

Hiranuma KiichiroHirohitoKoiso KuniakiKonoe FumimaroSuziki Kantaro

Provenance

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