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Americans concerned about Romania
Sunday, March 17, 1940 www.onwar.com
In the United States... An editorial published in The Charlotte News suggests that Romania will be absorbed by Nazi Germany in the same manner as Czechoslovakia. It suggests that Hitler intends the same fate for all of the Balkans as well as Scandinavia, the Low Countries and France.
In Berlin... Dr. Fritz Todt is appointed Reich minister for armaments and munitions.
In Britain... Nottinghamshire miners vote to forgo part of their holidays to boost the war effort.