Germany declares war on the United States
1941 · Event
Four days after Pearl Harbor, Hitler declares war on America unprompted — turning two separate wars into one world war and dooming the Reich to fight the world's greatest industrial power.
On these timelines: World War II, Master, Germany, USA
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