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Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan Hideki Tojo, Supreme Military Leader of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944. Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Shōwa) was the Emperor from 1926 until his death in 1989, making him the last surviving leader of the big three (Germany, Italy, and Japan). He was viewed as a semi-divine leader.
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 ...
Rumored German instigation for a pro-Axis coup d'état in Iran before the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. [24] Operation Tiger (German plans to instigate a pro-Axis Pashtun insurrection on Waziristan to menace North India through Border conflicts with Afghanistan. Carried out since August 1942, but cancelled in 1944 due to economical problems)
List of expansion operations and planning of the Axis powers; List of place names used during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong; List of pro-Axis leaders and governments or direct control in occupied territories
Hanns Albin Rauter – The Higher SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, he was sentenced to death on May 4, 1948, at The Hague and executed by firing squad on March 25, 1949. Walter Reder – A Sturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS, he led the Marzabotto massacre. Sentenced to life imprisonment by an Italian military court in October 1951, he ...
Patton's first posting was with the 15th Cavalry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, [37] where he established himself as a diligent leader who impressed superiors with his dedication. [38] In late 1911, Patton was transferred to Fort Myer , Virginia, where many of the Army's senior leaders were stationed.
Partisan leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito with Winston Churchill in 1944. Before the end of 1941, the anti-Axis resistance movement split between the royalist Chetniks and the communist Yugoslav Partisans of Josip Broz Tito who fought both against each other during the war and against the occupying forces. The Yugoslav Partisans managed to put up ...
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (née Sisk; November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988) [1] was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate Axis propaganda during World War II. Following her capture in post-war Berlin , Gillars became the first woman to be convicted of treason against the United States. [ 2 ]