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On Mon. 16 Jun 1941 Galeazzo Ciano met with Joachim von Ribbentrop in.....

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Galeazzo Ciano met with Joachim von Ribbentrop in Venice, Italy. When Ciano asked Ribbentrop about the rumors of a German attack on the Soviet Union, Ribbentrop denied the rumors, but he shared the confidence that, should war really break out, a German victory would be achieved very quickly.

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