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On Tues. 19 Aug 1941 Joachim von Ribbentrop requested Japan to join in.....

1941-08-19

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Joachim von Ribbentrop requested Japan to join in the attack on the Soviet Union by attacking Vladivostok in eastern Russia; Japan responded by saying that such a venture would require much time for deliberation and planning.

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