The **Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre** was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War.

Other Belligerents
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Map of all the countries in World War II. Green countries are the Allies, (light green countries are the allies that entered after the Bombing of pearl harbour), blue countries are the Axis, and grey countries are the neutral countries.
### Allies

Note: not including main Allies, colonies, Former Axis Powers, or Resistance Groups.

 Poland (1939 - 1945)

 France (1939 - 1945)

 Czechoslovakia (1939/1941 - 1945)

 Belgium (1940 - 1945)

 Ethiopia (1941 - 1945)

 Canada (1943 - 1945)

 South Africa (1939 - 1945)

 Greece (1940 - 1945)

 Yugoslavia (6 - 17 April 1941)

 Brazil (1944 - 1945)

 Australia (1939/1942 - 1945)

### Axis

Note: not including Main Axis, Puppet States, Collaborators, or co-belligerents.

 Hungary (1940 - 1945)

 Romania (1940 - 1944)

 Bulgaria (1941 - 1944)

 Yugoslavia (25 - 27 March 1941)

1940 - 1941
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On the 10th of June 1940, Benito Mussolini (the dictator of Italy), declared war on France who at that time was at war with Germany, but France would surrender to the axis powers and a German puppet known as Vichy France was established.

Map of the occupation of France
In exile, Charles de Gaulle proclaimed Free France, an allied government-in-exile apart of the allied powers against Germany,

Mussolini Decided to invade British Somaliland, and succeeded, then he decided to invade Egypt, and it didn’t succeed, and then he decided to invade Greece, but it failed, and when 1941 began, British and commonwealth forces invaded Italian east africa, and that would succeed.

Meanwhile, Hungary Romania and Bulgaria joined the axis, Yugoslavia joined to, but a coup had overthrown the government, so Germany Italy and Hungary, invaded yugoslavia, and in 10 - 20 days, Yugoslavia and Greece Surrendered, there would be resistance all over Yugoslavia and Greece, the British had sent more troops from Egypt - Greece, so axis forces moved deeper into Egyptian territory, but an Australian force at Tobruk, preventing supplies from reaching axis army’s.

Iraq set upped an axis government, so British and commonwealth forces invaded Iraq, they also invaded Vichy french-controlled Syria and Lebanon.

On the 22nd of June 1941, Germany invaded the USSR, the British made a Supply line to the eastern front, but Iran (a country in the supply line) supported the axis, so Anglo-soviet forces invaded Iran.

On the 7th of December 1941, japan bombed pearl harbour, which would bring the United States in to the war.

1942 - 1943
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Map of Italy during World War II
In Egypt, the axis forces were pushed back, then the allied forces were pushed back, then after a battle at El Alamein, allied forces and new American forces pushed the axis forces out of africa,

On the 9th of July 1943, allied forces invaded sicily, they would reach the main land in September, meanwhile, Mussolini was ousted from power and Italy surrendered on the 8th and German forces in Italy occupied Italy and established the German puppet state the Italian Social Republic.

1944 - 1945
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On 30 April 1945 Hitler shot himself to avoid capture by the Soviets
On the 17th of January 1944, the battle of Monte Cassino began, and it would last for 4 months with Rome liberated in June, in august, allied forces landed in southern france, meanwhile, Romania changed sides on the 24 of august as well as Bulgaria on the 8th of September,

In April 1945, Allied forces advanced into Italian territory, Mussolini tried to escape to Switzerland, but he was caught by Italian partisans and was executed on the 28th, two days later, Hitler commented suicide to prevent being caught by the soviet army surrounding berlin, in the 2nd of may, axis forces in Italy surrendered, and on the 8th, Germany would surrender, ending World War II in Europe.