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The Axis powers, [nb 1] originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis [1] and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan. The Axis were united in their far-right positions and general opposition to ...
After World War II, Bárdossy was tried by a People's Court in November 1945. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1946. Miklós Kállay was prime minister from 1942 until 1944. Döme Sztójay was prime minister from March until August 1944. Sztójay was captured by American troops and extradited to Hungary in October 1945, after which ...
About 1.2 million Austrians served in all branches of the German armed forces during World War II. After the defeat of the Axis Powers, the Allies occupied Austria in four occupation zones set up at the end of World War II until 1955, when the country again became a fully independent republic under the condition that it remained neutral.
German Operations. [] Axis powers expansion over Europe before Invasion of Russia. Operation Weiß (German invasion of Poland. Carried out 1 September 1939) Operation Himmler (false flag operation to provide a casus belli for the invasion of Poland, including the Gleiwitz incident) German invitations to Slovakia, Lithuania, [ 9 ] Hungary [ 10 ...
Greece's recovery from the devastation of World War II and the Axis occupation lagged far behind that of the rest of Europe. [173] About 8% of the Greek population of c. 7 million had died during the conflicts and the occupation. Sanitation conditions were deplorable, and the health of those who had survived was imperilled by a resurgence of ...
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end of 1941 were the " Big Four " – the United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China.
Vichy France(French: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State(État français), was the French rump stateheaded by Marshal Philippe Pétainduring World War II. It was named after its seat of government, the city of Vichy.
The British-led invasion of Syria and Lebanon aimed at preventing Germany from using the Mandatory Syrian Republic and Greater Lebanon, controlled by Vichy France, for attacks on Egypt as the British fought the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) against Axis forces in North Africa. In September 1936, the French had ceded autonomy to Syria ...