German ~ Japanese ~ Italian
German ~ Japanese ~ Italian
When there were top level meetings (as with Hitler and Benito) what language was spoken? Did they use translators or directly communicate with one another... as if did Hilter speak Japanese or Italian?
- hohenstaufen
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Bit offtopic, but Mussolini (maybe because of his teacher background) did speak English and/or French. Can´t remember exactly how it was. Anyway, I did read that when Munich Pact was done in 1938 between Germany, Italy, France and Britain, Hitler was watching Mussolini´s face during negotiations to see how Mussolini does react to that what Brits and French are saying. So Hitler propably couldn´t speak English neither Frech, hardly even Italian. Hitler´s school history wasn´t any excellent, IIRC.
Of course he had interpreters with him, but maybe he didn´t fully trusted the skills of interpreters or was fell in love to his Italian mate
Of course he had interpreters with him, but maybe he didn´t fully trusted the skills of interpreters or was fell in love to his Italian mate
In the 30's & 40's the main foreign languaga taught in Italian schools was French .
Mussolini had a teacher degree , he did not go university but went to Magistrali which was an high school which prepared teachers for primary and junior high schools .
After WWII things changed and English became the main foreign language even if french still retained an important position and is still widely spoken and understood in Italy , also perhaps due to the common latin roots .
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GLADIVM
Mussolini had a teacher degree , he did not go university but went to Magistrali which was an high school which prepared teachers for primary and junior high schools .
After WWII things changed and English became the main foreign language even if french still retained an important position and is still widely spoken and understood in Italy , also perhaps due to the common latin roots .
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GLADIVM
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I don't know about Hitler and Mussolini. But what I do know (have read, at least) that at the Axis meetings (Germany, Italy and Japan) they used English. No, I'm serious. I remember the caption saying that it was ironic that the three then Axis nations used English in their meetings.
Oh, and you should remember the classic Hitler and Mussolini photo of them both in the an open car and laughing. So they must've had a language they both understood. I personally think German would be the most possible.
Oh, and you should remember the classic Hitler and Mussolini photo of them both in the an open car and laughing. So they must've had a language they both understood. I personally think German would be the most possible.
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