Axis Powers in World War II
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The Axis formed Sept 27, 1940. The three main countries in the Axis alliance Germany, Italy and Japan agreed to help each other, if invaded by England, its empire or other allies.These three countries knew Germany had domination over most of continental Europe, Italy had domination over the Mediterranean Sea and Japan had domination over East Asia and the Pacific. The alliance started with a series of agreements between Germany and Italy, then by the Axis binding Rome and Berlin October 25, 1936. This was followed by the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact against the Soviet Union November 25, 1936.It was then strengthened by a full military and political alliance between Germany and Italy the Pact of Steel, May 22, 1939, and finally the Tripartite Pact signed by all three powers on September 27, 1940.
Axis Leaders
Nazi Germany - Adolf Hitler
Empire of Japan -Hirohito
Kingdom of Italy - Benito Mussolini
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| Adolf Hitler |
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| Hirohito |
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| Benito Mussolini |
- Military dead - Over 8,000,000
- Civilian dead - Over 4,000,000
- Total dead - Over 12,000,000
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| Map of participants in World War II |
- Dark Green - Allies before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, including colonies and occupied countries.
- Light Green - Allied countries that entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Blue - Axis Powers and their colonies or countries that had to choose a side in order to stay independent.
- Grey- Neutral countries during WWII
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| Signing ceremony for the Axis Powers Tripartite Pact |
- Tripartite Pact
- Germany
- Japan
- Italy
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- Affiliate states
- Romania
- Hungary
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
- Independent State of Croatia
- Thailand
- Co-belligerent states
- Finland
- Iraq (Coup d'état April-May 1941)
- Client states
- Italian Social Republic
- Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
- Italian East Africa
- Albanian Kingdom
- State of Burma
- Azad Hind
- Kingdom of Kampuchea
- Kingdom of Laos
- Mengjiang
- Manchukuo
- Second Philippine Republic
- Empire of Vietnam
Members of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Members of Sphere
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- Japan with governments-general
- Manchukuo 27 September 1940 – August 1945
- Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia) 27 September 1940 – 1945
- Reorganized National Government of China 30 March 1940 – 10 August 1945
- State of Burma 1 August 1943 – 27 March 1945
- Republic of the Philippines 14 October 1943 – 17 August 1945
- Kingdom of Kampuchea 9 March 1945 – 15 April 1945
- Kingdom of Laos 1944 – August 1945
- Azad Hind 21 October 1943 – 18 August 1945
- Kingdom of Thailand 21 December 1941–
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- Dark Green - Kingdom of Italy
- Light Green - Colonies of Italy in 1939
- Grey- Territories occupied during World War II
Sources
- Britannica.com - Axis Powers World War II
- Wikipedia - Axis Powers
- www.ushmm.org - Axis Alliance in World War II
- English Online - Causes of World War II
- World War II History. info - The Axis
Resources
- List of Axis Personnel Indited for War Crimes
- Boundless The End of World War II (PowerPoint)
- US National Archives Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947, documenting the period 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946
- GenTracer Info Page US National Archives WW II POW Records
- Überblick
- World Vital Records German Military Records
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