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Italy in 1938

Historical records for Italy in 1938, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

22Records
15Events
10Named people
7Places
4Categories

Historical records

April

16 April 1938Agreement on Withdraw from the Spanish Civil WarBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Government / Nazionale Falange

Italy agrees to withdraw from the Spanish Civil War. Britain & Italy make a pact recognizing Italian rule in Ethiopia

June

19 June 1938Second World Cup as ManagerVittorio Pozzo

Colombes · Sport / Football

Becomes the first and only manager to win two FIFA World Cups.

19 June 1938Two Goals in World Cup FinalSilvio Piola

Colombes · Sport / Football

Scores twice as Italy defeat Hungary 4-2 in the World Cup final.

19 June 1938World Cup CaptainGiuseppe Meazza

Colombes · Sport / Football

Captains Italy to a second consecutive World Cup title.

19 June 1938World Cup Final BraceGino Colaussi

Colombes · Sport / Football

Scores two goals in Italy's 4-2 final victory over Hungary.

September

28 September 1938Conference of MunichBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Munich · Government / Nazionale Falange

Sends an Ambasador to Hitler who wants a conference, Mussolini chooses Munich. Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement

28 September 1938International Conference at MunichBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Munich · Government / Nazionale Falange

Hitler decides to hold a conference, Mussolini chooses Munich

28 September 1938Munich AgreementBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Munich · Government / Nazionale Falange

Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement

28 September 1938Treaty of MunichGaleazzo Ciano

Rome · Government / Fascist Government

Ciano coordinated Italian communications concerning the proposed Munich conference.

28 September 1938Treaty of MunichBenito Mussolini

Rome · Government / Fascist Government

Mussolini relayed a request for Hitler to postpone military action and proposed a four-power conference.

29 September 1938Conference of MunichBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Kufstein · Government / Nazionale Falange

Hitler boards Mussolinis train at Kufstein prior to the Munich Conference

29 September 1938Conference of MunichBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Munich · Government / Nazionale Falange

Acts as an interpreter between Hitler & the British & French Prime Minister's

29 September 1938Treaty of MunichGaleazzo Ciano

Munich · Government / Fascist Government

Ciano accompanied Mussolini and recorded the conference discussions in his diary.

29 September 1938Treaty of MunichBenito Mussolini

Munich · Government / Fascist Government

Mussolini presented proposals closely reflecting German demands and acted publicly as a mediator.

30 September 1938Treaty of MunichBenito Mussolini

Munich · Government / Fascist Government

Mussolini signed the agreement and its annexes concerning guarantees and minority questions.

October

October 1938International AgreementBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Government / Nazionale Falange

Hitler agrees German-Italian frontier arbitration between Hungary & Slovakia

November

2 November 1938Treaty of MunichGaleazzo Ciano

Vienna · Government / Fascist Government

Ciano joined Ribbentrop in arbitrating the First Vienna Award affecting Czechoslovak territory.

30 November 1938ParliamentBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Government / Nazionale Falange

Parliament is recalled after a 6 month recess

December

17 December 1938Foreign Policy Statement at RomeBenito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini

Rome · Government / Nazionale Falange

Italy declares the 1935 pact with France invalid, because ratifications had not been exchanged

Other Events

1938AmbassadorRaffaele Guariglia

Paris · Government / Nazionale Falange

Appointed Ambassador of France

1938Jules Rimet TrophyOttorino Barassi

Sport / Football

Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA and president of FIGC, secretly transported the trophy from a bank in Rome and hid it in a shoe-box under his bed to prevent the Nazis from taking it

1938Nobel PrizeEnrico Fermi

Stockholm · Science / Physics

Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for neutron-induced radioactivity and nuclear reactions caused by slow neutrons.

Names involved

Benito Amilicare Andrea MussoliniBenito MussoliniEnrico FermiGaleazzo CianoGino ColaussiGiuseppe MeazzaOttorino BarassiRaffaele GuarigliaSilvio PiolaVittorio Pozzo

Places involved

ColombesKufsteinMunichParisRomeStockholmVienna

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.