Haiti in WWII: issued passports/visas to help Jewish refugees escape Europe (about 1937-1940; numbers like 250-300 need a primary source); declared war on Japan (Dec…
Year: 1937 · Places: Ayiti, Europe
SUMMARYHaiti in WWII: issued passports/visas to help Jewish refugees escape Europe (about 1937-1940; numbers like 250-300 need a primary source); declared war on Japan (Dec 8, 1941) and on Germany and Italy (Dec 12, 1941); 1938 Nazi loan scheme (Schacht) countered by a US Export-Import Bank loan (verify). Record (some figures pending). Lens: the nation the world isolated sheltered the persecuted.