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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. Japanese general and statesman (1884–1948) The native form of this personal name is Tōjō Hideki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Junior Second Rank Hideki Tojo 東條 英機 Tojo in 1941 Prime Minister of Japan In office 18 October 1941 – 22 July ...
The chief leaders were Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, Benito Mussolini of Fascist Italy, and Hirohito of the Empire of Japan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Unlike what happened with the Allies , there was never a joint meeting of the main Axis heads of government, although Mussolini and Hitler met on a regular basis.
Tōhōkai (東方会, Society of the East) was a Japanese fascist political party. The party was active in Japan during the 1930s and early 1940s. Its origins lay in the right-wing political organization Kokumin Domei which was formed by Adachi Kenzō in 1933.
Japanese Navy Secret Service units. Isoge Taro:- Operative leader of Joho Kyoko (Japanese naval intelligence) and Tokeitai (naval military police) Captain Onoda: Navy figure, in the Second Bureau (Intelligence Division), Japanese Army; Kanyei Chuyo: Commander in Japanese Navy Secret services. Directed the 8th Section "Yashika".
China later declared war on fascist countries, including Germany, Italy, and Japan, as part of Declarations of war during World War II. During World War II, the Wang Jingwei regime was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan established in 1940 in Japanese-occupied eastern China.
Lt.Gen Hiroshi Ōshima, Japanese ambassador to Germany before and during World War II The Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan on 27 September 1940, in Berlin. The pact was subsequently joined by Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), Slovakia (24 November 1940), and Bulgaria (1 March 1941).
The Japanese military before and during World War II committed numerous atrocities against civilian and military personnel. Its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prior to a declaration of war and without warning killed 2,403 neutral military personnel and civilians and wounded 1,247 others.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.