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Joint Resolution Declaring War on Germany

Joint Resolution of December 12, 1941, Public Law 77-331, 55 STAT 796, which declared war on Germany.  12/11/1941 (detail)
Following the Declaration of War on Japan on December 8, 1941, the other Axis nations of Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. Congress responded, formally declaring a state of war with Germany in this Joint Resolution on December 11, 1941.
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From Prologue: "FDR’s ‘Day of Infamy’ Speech: Crafting a Call to Arms"

Today’s Document from the National Archives

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