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Invitation from Montevideo government

Cover of a menu card for a dinner held for British servicemen in Montevideo, Uruguay, South America, during World War Two: the communal government of Montevideo to the heroic British combatants who are their pleasing guests. Uruguay was neutral for most of World War Two although never well-disposed towards the Axis powers. In February 1945 it dropped its neutrality in favour of the Allies

Picture No
10438816
Media ID
47533526
Size
3689px x 5381px (1.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Philip Talmage
Source
Original menu card
Date
1st October 1943

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Combatants Communal Heroic Invitation Menu Montevideo Pleasing Servicemen Uruguay


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