In May 1939, the German's and Italians cemented their friendship with the Pact of Steel. It's primary purpose was to prevent the Hungarian leaders from deserting the axis.
According to google:Hitler<span> disliked the photograph taken when the German-</span>Soviet Nonaggression Pact<span>was </span>signed<span> in the Kremlin because it showed Stalin with a cigarette in his hand.</span>Hitler<span> felt the cigarette was unsuited to the historic occasion and had it airbrushed from the photo when it was published in Germany.</span>
