Query: Axis powers of World War II

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Adolf Hitler <=SEP=> Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Führer "\leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As effective dictator of Nazi Germany, Hitler was at the centre of World War II in Europe and the Holocaust.Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. He joined the precursor of the NSDAP, the German Workers' Party, in 1919 and became leader of the NSDAP in 1921.

Allied-occupied Austria <=SEP=> The Allied occupation of Austria lasted from 1945 to 1955.

Allied Commission <=SEP=> Following the termination of hostilities in World War II, the Allied Powers were in control of the defeated Axis countries.  Anticipating the defeat of Germany and Japan, they had already set up the European Advisory Commission and a proposed Far Eastern Advisory Commission to make recommendations for the post war period.

Allied invasion of Sicily <=SEP=> The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Powers (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a big amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign and was the beginning of the Italian Campaign.Husky began on the night of 9/10 July 1943, and ended on 17 August.

Allied war crimes during World War II <=SEP=> Allied war crimes include both alleged and legally proven violations of the laws of war by the Allies during World War II against either civilians or military personnel of the Axis Powers.At the end of World War II, many trials of Axis war criminals took place, most famously the Nuremberg Trials and Tokyo Trials.

Allies of World War II <=SEP=> The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that opposed the Axis powers together during the Second World War (1939–1945). The Allies promoted the alliance as seeking to stop German, Japanese and Italian aggression.The anti-German coalition at the start of the war (1 September 1939) consisted of France, Poland and Great Britain, soon to be joined by the British Commonwealth (Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa).

Axis & Allies: Pacific <=SEP=> Axis & Allies: Pacific is a strategy board game produced by Hasbro under the Avalon Hill name brand. Released in July 31, 2001 and designed by Larry Harris, the designer of the original Axis & Allies game, Axis & Allies: Pacific allows its players to recreate the Pacific Theater of World War II.While it is a strategic board game with a historical setting, it is not designed to be a historical simulation.

Axis & Allies <=SEP=> Axis & Allies is a series of World War II strategy board games, with nearly two million copies printed. Originally designed by Larry Harris and published by Nova Game Designs in 1981, the game was republished by the Milton Bradley Company in 1984 as part of the Gamemaster Series of board games. This edition would be retroactively named Axis & Allies: Classic to differentiate it from later revisions.

Axis & Allies (1998 video game) <=SEP=> Axis & Allies is a 1998 turn-based strategy video game closely based on the Axis and Allies: Classic board game.Players take control of one of five world powers at the start of 1942 in WW2, grouped into the opposing factions of the Allies (US, UK, and USSR) and the Axis (Germany and Japan).

Axis & Allies (2004 video game) <=SEP=> Axis & Allies (abbreviated to A&A), also called Axis & Allies RTS, is a real-time strategy World War II computer game developed by TimeGate Studios and published by Atari. The game was released on November 2, 2004. It is based on the popular board game Axis & Allies from Milton Bradley and also on TimeGate's Kohan series. It is set in the years just after Japan and the United States had entered into the war.The game incorporates two gameplay modes: real-time and turn-based modes.

Axis Sally <=SEP=> Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to female radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda for the European Axis Powers during World War II. These included:Mildred Gillars, German-American who broadcast for GermanyRita Zucca, Italian-American who broadcast for Italy

Axis occupation of Greece <=SEP=> The occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers (Greek: Η Κατοχή, I Katochi, meaning "The Occupation") began in April 1941 after Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany invaded Greece, and lasted until Germany and its satellite Bulgaria withdrew from mainland Greece in October 1944.

Axis occupation of Serbia <=SEP=> During World War II, several provinces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia corresponding to the modern-day state of Serbia were occupied by the Axis Powers from 1941 to 1944. Most of the area was occupied by the Wehrmacht and was organized as separate territory under control of the German Military Administration in Serbia.

Axis power negotiations on the division of Asia during World War II <=SEP=> As the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan cemented their joint military alliance by mutually declaring war against the United States by December 11, 1941, the Japanese proposed a clear territorial arrangement with the two main European Axis powers concerning the Asian continent.

Axis powers <=SEP=> The Axis powers (German: Achsenmächte, Japanese: 枢軸国 Sūjikukoku, Italian: Potenze dell'Asse), also known as the Axis, were the nations that fought in the Second World War against the Allied forces. The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not coordinate their activity.The Axis grew out of the diplomatic efforts of Germany, Italy and Japan to secure their own specific expansionist interests in the mid-1930s.

Battle of Gazala <=SEP=> The Battle of Gazala (near modern town of Ayn al Ghazālah) was fought during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, around the port of Tobruk in Libya from 26 May to 21 June 1942. The combatants on the Axis side were the Panzerarmee Afrika (Colonel-General Erwin Rommel), consisting of German and Italian units and the Allied forces of the Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie) under the supervision of the Commander-in-Chief Middle East, General Sir Claude Auchinleck.

Belarusian collaborationism with the Axis powers <=SEP=> During World War II, some Belarusians collaborated with the invading Axis powers. Until the beginning Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the territory of Belarus was under control of the Soviet Union, as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. However, memories of the Russian Civil War were still fresh, and many people in Belarus wanted an independent Belarus.

Bulgaria <=SEP=> Bulgaria (/bʌlˈɡɛəriə/, /bʊlˈ-/; Bulgarian: България, tr. Bǎlgarija, IPA: [bɐɫˈɡarijɐ]), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България, tr. Republika Bǎlgarija), is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.

Cambodia <=SEP=> Cambodia (/kæmˈboʊdiə/;  Khmer: កម្ពុជា, Kampuchea, IPA: [kɑmˈpuˈciə]), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea) and once known as the Khmer Empire, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Captured US firearms in Axis use in World War II <=SEP=> US firearms that were captured and redesignated by the Third Reich.

Central Powers <=SEP=> The Central Powers (German: Mittelmächte; Hungarian: Központi hatalmak‍; Turkish: İttifak Devletleri or Bağlaşma Devletleri; Bulgarian: Централни сили Tsentralni sili), consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria – hence also known as the Quadruple Alliance (German: Vierbund) –  was one of the two main factions during World War I (1914–18).

Cham Albanian collaboration with the Axis <=SEP=> During the Axis occupation of Greece between 1941 and 1944, large parts of the Albanian minority in the Thesprotia prefecture in Epirus, northwestern Greece, known as Chams (Albanian: Çamë, Greek: Τσάμηδες, Tsamides) collaborated with the occupation forces. Fascist Italian as well as Nazi German propaganda promised that the region would be awarded to Albania (then in personal union with Italy) after the end of the war.

Collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II <=SEP=> Within nations occupied by the Axis Powers, some citizens, driven by nationalism, ethnic hatred, anti-communism, anti-Semitism, or opportunism knowingly engaged in collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II. These collaborationists committed some of the worst war crimes, crimes against humanity and atrocities of the Holocaust.Collaboration is "a co-operation between elements of the population of a defeated state and the representatives of the victorious power".

Committee for National Morale <=SEP=> The Committee for National Morale was a United States presidential advisory committee for the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, organized to analyze the nation's overall morale during World War II, study propaganda efforts by the Axis powers, and recommend appropriate strategies in response.

Croatia <=SEP=> Croatia (/kroʊˈeɪʃə/ kroh-AY-shə; Croatian: Hrvatska [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska, About this sound listen ), is a sovereign state at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean. Its capital city is Zagreb, which forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with its twenty counties.

Eastern Front (World War II) <=SEP=> The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland and other allies, which encompassed Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945.

Empire of Vietnam <=SEP=> The Empire of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đế quốc Việt Nam; Chinese character: 越南帝國; Japanese: ベトナム帝国) was a puppet short-lived client state of Imperial Japan governing the whole of Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.

European theatre of World War II <=SEP=> The European Theatre of World War II, also known as the European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering much of Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day).

Expansion operations and planning of the Axis Powers <=SEP=> Planning for global territorial expansion of the Axis Powers; Germany, Italy and Japan, progressed before and during the Second World War. This included some special strike plans against the Allied nations (with similar intentions to the James Doolittle raid special Allied Strike).

Finland <=SEP=> Finland (/ˈfɪnlənd/; Finnish: Suomi [suomi]; Swedish: Finland [ˈfɪnland]), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordered by Sweden to the west, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east; Estonia lies to the south across the Gulf of Finland. Finland is part of the geographic region of Fennoscandia, which also includes Scandinavia and parts of Russia.In 2013, Finland's population was around 5.5 million, with the majority living in its southern regions.

First Russian National Army <=SEP=> The 1st Russian National Army was a pro-Axis collaborationist army under Boris Smyslovsky during World War II. Initially part of Nazi German Wehrmacht, on 4 April 1945 it received a status of the independent allied army. On 3 May 1945, the remnants of the army retreated to Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein was the only state which denied Soviet demands for the extradition of Russians who fought in the side of the Axis powers.

Foreign relations of the Axis powers <=SEP=> Foreign relations of the Axis powers includes states which were not officially members of the Axis but had relations with one or more Axis members.

Germany <=SEP=> Germany (/ˈdʒɜrməni/; German: Deutschland [ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, About this sound listen ), is a federal parliamentary republic in western-central Europe. It includes 16 constituent states and covers an area of 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi) with a largely temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Berlin.

Greater Bulgaria <=SEP=> Greater Bulgaria is a term to identify the territory associated with a historical national state and a modern Bulgarian irredentist nationalist movement which would include most of Macedonia, Thrace and Moesia.

Greece <=SEP=> Greece  (/ɡriːs/ GREESS; Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda [eˈlaða]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]) and known since ancient times as Hellas (/ˈhɛləs/; Greek: Ελλάς, Ellás), is a country located in southeastern Europe. According to the 2011 census, Greece's population is around 10.8 million.

Hetalia: Axis Powers <=SEP=> Hetalia: Axis Powers (Japanese: ヘタリア Axis Powers, Hepburn: Hetaria Akushisu Pawāzu ) is a Japanese webcomic, later adapted as a manga and an anime series, by Hidekaz Himaruya. The series' main presentation is as an often over-the-top allegory of political and historic events as well as more general cultural comparisons.

Home front during World War II <=SEP=> The home front covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was a total war; homeland production became even more invaluable to both the Allied and Axis powers. Life on the home front during World War II was a significant part of the war effort for all participants and had a major impact on the outcome of the war.

Hungary <=SEP=> Hungary (/ˈhʌŋɡəri/; Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Ukraine to the northeast. The country's capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and the Schengen Area.

Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II <=SEP=> A hypothetical Axis victory in World War II is a common concept of alternate history. World War II is one of the two most popular points of divergence for the English language alternative history fiction genre (the other being the American Civil War).  Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan won World War II.

Independent Macedonia (1944) <=SEP=> In September 1944, Nazi Germany briefly sought to establish an Independent State of Macedonia a puppet state in the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that had been occupied by the Kingdom of Bulgaria following the invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. When Soviet Union forces approached the borders of Bulgaria near the end of August 1944, Bulgaria declared neutrality and briefly sought to negotiate with the Western Allies.

Independent State of Croatia <=SEP=> The Independent State of Croatia (Serbo-Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, Независна Држава Хрватска, NDH; German: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; Italian: Stato Indipendente di Croazia), often referred to simply by the abbreviation NDH, was a World War II puppet state of Germany and Italy, which was established in parts of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers.

Index of World War II articles (A) <=SEP=> A-12 Shrike A Bridge Too Far (book) A Bridge Too Far (film) A Survivor from Warsaw A War Diary Aces of the Pacific Achtung Spitfire! (Avalon Hill) Actes et documents du Saint Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale Action Front of National Socialists/National Activists Action in the North Atlantic Administrative division of Polish territories during World War II Administrative division of Polish territories during WWII Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site - National Museum of the Pacific War Adolf Eichmann Adolf Hitler's personal standard Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry Adolf Hitler Advanced Third Reich Aerial Engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War African campaigns of World War II Afrika Korps (game) Afrika Korps After Dachau After the Holocaust Aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising Aftermath of World War II Air-raid shelter Air Assault on Crete Air bombing of Gelsenkirchen in World War II Air Force (film) Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia Air Forces Memorial Air Forces Southern Air raids on Australia, 1942–43 Air raids on Japan Alabama World War II Army Airfields Albania under Italy Albania under Nazi Germany Albanian Fascist Party Albert Göring Albert Hoffmann (Gauleiter) Albert Speer Aleutian World War II National Historic Area Alexander von Falkenhausen Alfred Brian Palmer Aliens Act 1937 All This and World War II Allach (concentration camp) Allgemeine SS Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine Allied Armies in Italy Allied bombing Allied campaign in Norway Allied Commission Allied Control Council Allied Forces Act 1940 Allied Forces Headquarters Allied General Allied High Commission Allied Intelligence Bureau Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of Sicily Allied leaders of World War II Allied Military Government for Occupied Territories Allied Occupation Zones in Germany Allied technological cooperation during World War II Allied war crimes during World War II Allied Works Council Allies of World War II Allies Alpine Corps Norway (Germany) America First Party (1944) American-British-Dutch-Australian Command American airborne landings in Normandy American armored fighting vehicle production during World War II American Army Groups in WWII American Battle Monuments Commission American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking American Guerrilla in the Philippines American Minority Groups in World War II American mutilation of Japanese war dead American Nazi Party American propaganda during World War II American tank production during World War II Amerika Bomber An Englishman in Auschwitz Analysis of the Personality of Adolph Hitler André Maginot Angler POW escape Anglo-Soviet Agreement Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942 Animal rights and the Holocaust Animal rights in Nazi Germany Animal welfare in Nazi Germany Anne Frank and Me Anne Frank House Anne Frank Remembered Anne Frank tree Anne Frank: The Biography Anne Frank: The Whole Story Anne Frank Anschluss Medal Anschluss António de Oliveira Salazar Anti-Fascist Military Organisation Anti-Fascist Organisation Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Anti-Fascist Underground Patriotic Organization Anti-Japanese Army For The Salvation Of The Country Anti-Japanese propaganda Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany Anti-Jewish violence in Poland, 1944-1946 Anti-Nazi League Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge Anti-submarine boom (Lake Macquarie WWII) Anti-submarine boom net (Sydney Harbour WWII) Antisemitism in Norway Antoine de Saint Exupéry Anton Mussert Anzio (film) Anzio (game) Anzio order of battle Anzio War Cemetery Appeasement Arbeit macht frei Arbeitsdorf Arbeitseinsatz Arbeitslager Arctic convoys of World War II Aribert Heim Arizona during World War II Arizona World War II Army Airfields Arkansas World War II Army Airfields Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces Army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II Armée secrète Art of the Third Reich Article 48 (Weimar Constitution) Aryan Brotherhood Aryan Guard Aryan League Aryan Nations Aryan race Aryanization Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Association des anciens amateurs de récits de guerre et d'holocauste Atlantic Wall  Atlas of the World Battle Fronts Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine Attack on Pearl Harbor order of battle Attack on Pearl Harbor Attack on Sydney Harbour Attacks on Australia during World War II Attacks on North America during World War II Attempts to escape Oflag IV-C Aunus Group Au revoir, les enfants Auckland War Memorial Museum Aufklärungsabteilung Auschwitz Album Auschwitz and After Auschwitz bombing debate Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz cross Auschwitz Jewish Center Auschwitz Report Auschwitz Trial Ausländerkinder-Pflegestätte Australia in the War of 1939–1945 Australian armoured units of World War II Australian First Tactical Air Force Australian home front during World War II Australian Women's Army Service Australian Women's Land Army Austria at the Time of National Socialism Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service Austrian National Socialism Austrian resistance Autobahn Axis & Allies (1998 video game) Axis & Allies (2004 video game) Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge Axis & Allies: D-Day Axis & Allies: Europe Axis & Allies: Pacific Axis & Allies Axis Leaders of World War II Axis leaders of World War II Axis naval activity in Australian waters Axis naval activity in New Zealand waters Axis occupation of Greece during World War II Axis powers Axis Powers Azeri Waffen SS Volunteer Formations

Index of World War II articles (C) <=SEP=> C-108 Flying Fortress C-46 Commando C-47 Skytrain C-54 Skymaster C-76 Caravan C-87 Liberator Express Cabinet Schwerin von Krosigk Cactus Air Force Cairo Conference Cairo Declaration California World War II Army Airfields Call of Duty (series) Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Call of Duty 2 Call of Duty 3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Finest Hour Call of Duty: Roads to Victory Call of Duty: United Offensive Call of Duty Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong-Puzhou Railway Campaign at the China-Burma Border Campaign at the Eastern Foothills of Funiu Mountain Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket Campaign to Defend Siping Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China Campaign to Suppress Bandits in northeastern Guizhou Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan Campaign to Suppress Bandits in the Border Region of Hunan-Hubei-Sichuan Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Hunan Campaign to the North of Baoding Campaign to the North of Daqing River Campaign to the North of Nanchuan County Campaign to the South of Baoding Campaigns of World War II Camps in Poland during World War II Canada in the World Wars and Interwar Years Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade Canadian Battlefield Memorials Restoration Project Canadian Corps (World War II) Canadian Ethnic Cleansing Team Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force Canadian Women's Army Corps Canicattì massacre Cannock Chase German war cemetery Canton Operation Capitulation in the Netherlands and Denmark Captain America Captain Hans Geering Captain Nazi Captured armour in German use on the Eastern Front Captured German equipment in Soviet use on the Eastern front Captured US firearms in Axis use in WW2 Caretaker Government 1945 Carpathian Half-Brigade of National Defence Carpatho-Ukraine Carrie's War Casablanca Conference Casemate d'Auenheim Nord Casemate de Rountzenheim Nord Casemate de Rountzenheim Sud Cases of controversial relations with the Axis of World War II Cash and carry (World War II) Castle Wolfenstein Caucasian Front (Soviet Union) Caucasian Mohammedan Legion Caucasian Muslim Legion Causes of World War II Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai Central Bank of Manchou Central Front (Soviet Union) Central Hopei Operation Central Hupei Operation Central Labour Camp Jaworzno Central Labour Camp Potulice Central Office for Jewish Emigration Central Office of the State Justice Administration for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes Central Pacific Area Fleet Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea Ceux de la Libération Ceux de la Résistance Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Army Changjiao massacre Chant des Partisans Characters in Call of Duty Charles de Gaulle Charles H.

Index of World War II articles (L) <=SEP=> This is an Index of World War II articles, that can be found on Wikipedia.

India <=SEP=> India, officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 29 states and 7 union territories.

India in World War II <=SEP=> During the Second World War, India was controlled by Britain, with the British holding territories in India including over five hundred autonomous Princely States; British India officially declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939. The British Raj, as part of the Allied Nations, sent over two and a half million volunteer soldiers to fight under British command against the Axis powers.

Invasion of Normandy <=SEP=> The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion by and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II; the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place.D-Day, the day of the initial assaults, was Tuesday 6 June 1944. Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on that day came from Canada, the Free French forces, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Invasion of Yugoslavia <=SEP=> The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War (Serbian: Aprilski rat, Croatian: Travanjski rat) or Operation 25, was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put forward in "Führer Directive No.

Ion Antonescu <=SEP=> Ion Victor Antonescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon antoˈnesku]; June 15, 1882 – June 1, 1946) was a Romanian soldier and authoritarian politician who, as the Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II, presided over two successive wartime dictatorships.

Irish neutrality during World War II <=SEP=> The policy of Irish neutrality during World War II was adopted by the Irish parliament at the instigation of the Taoiseach  Éamon de Valera upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe. It was maintained throughout the conflict, in spite of several German air raids by aircraft that missed their intended British targets and attacks on Ireland's shipping fleet by Allies and Axis alike. De Valera refrained from joining either the Allies or Axis powers.

Italian Social Republic <=SEP=> The Italian Social Republic (Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana, RSI), informally known as the Republic of Salò (Italian: Repubblica di Salò), was a puppet state of Nazi Germany during the later part of World War II (from 1943 until 1945). It was the second and last incarnation of the Fascist Italian state and it was led by Duce Benito Mussolini and his reformed Republican Fascist Party.

Italian governorate of Montenegro <=SEP=> The Italian governorate of Montenegro (Italian: Governatorato del Montenegro) existed from October 1941 to September 1943 as an occupied territory under military government of Fascist Italy during World War II. Although the Italians had intended to establish a quasi-independent Montenegrin kingdom, these plans were permanently shelved after a popular uprising in July 1941.

Italy <=SEP=> Italy (/ˈɪtəli/; Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and has a largely temperate climate; due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale (the Boot). With 61 million inhabitants, it is the  4th most populous EU member state.

Japan <=SEP=> Japan (/dʒəˈpæn/; Japanese: 日本 Nippon [nip̚põ̞ɴ] or Nihon [nihõ̞ɴ]; formally 日本国 About this sound Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, "State of Japan") is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south.

Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) <=SEP=> The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság), also known as the Regency, existed from 1920 to 1946 as a de facto country under Regent Miklós Horthy. Horthy officially represented the Hungarian monarchy of Charles IV, Apostolic King of Hungary.

Laos <=SEP=> Laos ((/ˈlaʊs/, /ˈlɑː.ɒs/, /ˈlɑː.oʊs/, or /ˈleɪ.ɒs/) Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, pronounced [sǎːtʰáːlanalat pásáːtʰipátàj pásáːsón láːw] Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR) (French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.

List of Axis operational codenames in the European Theatre <=SEP=> The list of Axis named operations in the European Theatre represents those military operations that received a codename, predominantly from the Wehrmacht commands. It does not represent all operations that were carried out by the Axis powers, or their allies in the European Theatre during the Second World War.

Lithuanian Security Police <=SEP=> The Lithuanian Security Police (LSP), also known as Saugumas (Lithuanian: Saugumo policija), was a local police force that operated in Nazi-occupied Lithuania from 1941 to 1944. Collaborating with the Nazi Sipo (security police) and SD (intelligence agency of the SS), the unit was directly subordinate to the German Kripo (criminal police). The LSP is a controversial unit due to its role in perpetrating the Holocaust in Lithuania, persecuting Polish resistance and communist underground.

Manchukuo <=SEP=> Manchukuo (traditional Chinese: 滿洲國; simplified Chinese: 满洲国; pinyin: Mǎnzhōuguó; Japanese: 滿洲国; literally: "State of Manchuria") was a puppet state in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, which was governed under a form of constitutional monarchy.

Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II <=SEP=> The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War. The vast size of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. The fighting in this theatre lasted from 10 June 1940, when Italy entered the war on the side of Germany, until 2 May 1945 when all Axis forces in Italy surrendered.

Mengjiang <=SEP=> Mengjiang (Mengkiang; Chinese: 蒙疆; pinyin: Měngjiāng; Wade–Giles: Meng3-chiang1; Hepburn: Mōkyō), also known in English as Mongol Border Land, was an autonomous area in Inner Mongolia, existing as a puppet state of the Empire of Japan under nominal Chinese sovereignty. Formed in 1939, it consisted of the then-Chinese provinces of Chahar and Suiyuan, corresponding to the central part of modern Inner Mongolia.

Military history of Finland during World War II <=SEP=> The military history of Finland during World War II encompasses three major conflicts. The first two of these – the defensive Winter War in 1939–1940, and the Continuation War alongside the Axis Powers in 1941–1944 – were waged against the Soviet Union.

Military production during World War II <=SEP=> Military production during World War II includes the arms, ammunitions, natural resources, personnel and financing which were mobilized for the war.

Montenegro <=SEP=> Montenegro (/ˌmɒntɨˈneɪɡroʊ/ MON-tən-AYG-roh or /ˌmɒntɨˈniːɡroʊ/ MON-tən-EEG-roh or /ˌmɒntɨˈnɛɡroʊ/ MON-tən-EG-roh; Montenegrin:  Crna Gora / Црна Гора [t͡sr̩̂ːnaː ɡɔ̌ra], meaning "Black Mountain") is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the south-east.

Myanmar <=SEP=> Myanmar (myan-MAR /miɑːnˈmɑr/ mee-ahn-MAR, /miˈɛnmɑr/ mee-EN-mar or /maɪˈænmɑr/ my-AN-mar (also with the stress on first syllable); Burmese pronunciation: [mjəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (/ˈbɜrmə/ BUR-mə), is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. One-third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 1,930 km (1,200 miles) forms an uninterrupted coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.

Nazi Germany <=SEP=> Nazi Germany or the Third Reich (German: Drittes Reich) are common English names for the period of history in Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a dictatorship under the control of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a fascist totalitarian state which controlled nearly all aspects of life.

Neutral powers during World War II <=SEP=> The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral throughout the Second World War. Some of these countries had large colonies abroad, or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 1 April 1939 (five months prior to the Invasion of Poland)—a war that involved several countries that subsequently participated in World War II.During World War II, the neutral powers took no official side, hoping to avoid attack.

North African Campaign <=SEP=> During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch) and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign).The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had colonial interests in Africa dating from the late 19th century.

Operation Crusader <=SEP=> Operation Crusader was a military operation by the British Eighth Army between 18 November–30 December 1941 during the Second World War. The operation relieved the 1941 Siege of Tobruk. The Eighth Army's initial plan to destroy the Axis armoured force before advancing its infantry came apart when, after a number of inconclusive engagements, the British 7th Armoured Division were heavily defeated by the Afrika Korps at Sidi Rezegh.

Operation Ikarus <=SEP=> Operation Ikarus (Unternehmen  Ikarus or Fall  Ikarus in German) was a World War II German plan to invade Iceland, which had been occupied by British forces during Operation Fork in 1940. The plan was never realized.The purpose of the British move was to prevent a German invasion of the island. The German plan was not realized due to the delay of Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe) and, even though an invasion of Iceland was considered possible, defense and resupply was not.

Operation Zahnarzt <=SEP=> Operation Zahnarzt (literally "Dentist") was a plan by the Germans to eliminate the  Third Army during World War II. The plan of Operation Zahnarzt was to immediately come after Operation Nordwind. The plan was to initiate a pincer movement to encircle and destroy the 3rd US Army.

Outline of World War II <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II:World War II, or the Second World War – global military conflict from 1939 to 1945, which was fought between the Allied powers of the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union against the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan, with their respective allies. Over 60 million people, the majority of them civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.

Pacific War <=SEP=> The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War, was the theatre of World War II that was fought in the Pacific and East Asia.

Reichskommissariat Ostland <=SEP=> Nazi Germany established the Reichskommissariat Ostland (RKO) in 1941 as the civilian occupation regime in the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), the northeastern part of Poland and the west part of the Belarusian SSR during World War II. It was also known initially as Reichskommissariat Baltenland "\Baltic Land").

Repatriation of Cossacks after World War II <=SEP=> The Repatriation of Cossacks after the Second World War (see terminology) refers to the forced repatriation to the USSR of the Cossacks and ethnic Russians and Ukrainians who were allies of Nazi Germany during the Second World War.The repatriations were agreed to in the Yalta Conference; Stalin claimed the repatriated people were Soviet citizens as of 1939, although many of them had left Russia before or soon after the end of the Russian Civil War, or had been born abroad.

Romania <=SEP=> Romania (/roʊˈmeɪniə/ roh-MAY-nee-ə; Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a]) is a unitary semi-presidential republic located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also borders Hungary, Serbia, and Moldova. It covers 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi) and has a temperate-continental climate. With its 19.94 million inhabitants, it is the seventh most populous member state of the European Union.

Romania in World War II <=SEP=> Following the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939, the Kingdom of Romania under King Carol II officially adopted a position of neutrality. However, the rapidly changing situation in Europe during 1940, as well as domestic political upheaval, undermined this stance. Fascist political forces such as the Iron Guard rose in popularity and power, urging an alliance with Nazi Germany and its allies.

Russian collaborationism with the Axis powers <=SEP=> Unprecedented numbers of Soviet citizens collaborated with the Axis powers during World War II. They were both ethnically Russian and non-Russian. It is estimated that the number of Soviet collaborators with the Nazi German military was between one and two and a half million.

Second Battle of El Alamein <=SEP=> The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. With the Allies victorious, it marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. It followed the First Battle of El Alamein, which had stalled the Axis advance into Egypt, after which, in August 1942, Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery had taken command of the British Eighth Army from General Claude Auchinleck.

Second Philippine Republic <=SEP=> The Second Philippine Republic, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Japanese: フィリピン共和国, Filipino: Repúbliká ng Pilipinas), or known in the Philippines as Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic, was a puppet state established on October 14, 1943, during the Japanese occupation. President Manuel L. Quezon declared Manila, the capital city, an "open city" and left it under the rule of Jorge B. Vargas, as mayor.

Serbia <=SEP=> Serbia (/ˈsɜrbiə/, Serbian: Србија, Srbija, IPA: [sř̩bija]), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија, Republika Srbija), is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads between Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans.

Siege of Odessa (1941) <=SEP=> The Siege of Odessa also known as the Defence of Odessa was part of the Eastern Front theatre of World War II in 1941. The campaign was fought by the Axis powers of Germany and Romania  against the Soviet Union for control of Odessa, a port on the Black Sea. On 22 June 1941 the Axis invaded the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa.It was primarily conducted by the Romanian 4th Army (Armata a 4-a) and elements of the German 11th Army (11. Armee).

Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42) <=SEP=> The Siege of Sevastopol also known as the Defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя, transliteration: Oborona Sevastopolya) took place on the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The campaign was fought by the Axis powers of Germany, Romania, and Italy against the Soviet Union for control of Sevastopol, a port in the Crimea on the Black Sea. On 22 June 1941 the Axis invaded the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa.

Slovak Republic (1939–45) <=SEP=> The (First) Slovak Republic (Slovak: [prvá] Slovenská republika) otherwise known as the Slovak State (Slovak: Slovenský štát) was a client state of Nazi Germany which existed between 14 March 1939 and 4 April 1945. It controlled the majority of the territory of present-day Slovakia, but without its current southern and eastern parts, which then formed part of Hungary.

Slovakia <=SEP=> Slovakia (/slɵˈvaːkiə/; Slovak: Slovensko Slovak pronunciation: [ˈslovɛnsko]), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika, About this sound listen ), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) and is mostly mountainous.

Spain and World War II <=SEP=> The Spanish State under General Franco was officially non-belligerent during World War II. This status was not recognised by international law but in practice amounted to neutrality. In fact, Franco's regime did supply material and military support to the Axis Powers in recognition of the heavy assistance it had received in the Spanish Civil War.

Strategic Command: European Theater <=SEP=> Strategic Command: European Theater is a turn based strategy game set in World War II. it allows you to play the Allies or the Axis. The smaller European nations can go either way depending on how the Axis or Allies act towards them. Although on historical mode some nations join the allies or axis by default while others depend on the course of the war and aggression of the major powers.The game runs from 1939 till 1947 where unless you control the world the war ends.

Thailand <=SEP=> Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-lənd; Thai: ประเทศไทย, rtgs: Prathet Thai), officially the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, rtgs: Ratcha-anachak Thai; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰá.ʔāː.nāː.tɕàk tʰāj]), formerly known as Siam (Thai: สยาม; rtgs: Sayam), is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia.

Tripartite Pact <=SEP=> The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940 by, respectively, Adolf Hitler, Galeazzo Ciano and Saburō Kurusu. It was a defensive military alliance that was eventually joined by Hungary (20 November 1940), Romania (23 November 1940), Bulgaria (1 March 1941) and Yugoslavia (25 March 1941), as well as by the German client state of Slovakia (24 November 1940).

Ukrainian collaborationism with the Axis powers <=SEP=> During the military occupation of Ukraine by Nazi Germany, a large number of Ukrainians chose to cooperate with the Nazis. Reasons for this generally included resurgent Ukrainian nationalism,  aspirations for regaining Independence and widespread anger and resentment against  the Russians over the Holodomor, which occurred only a few years before.

Vichy France <=SEP=> Vichy France is the Allies' description of the government of the French State (État français), following its relocation to the spa town of Vichy, headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1940 to 1944 during  World War II. Paris remained the official capital of France. From 1940 to 1942, while the government of France as a whole, Germany militarily occupied northern France.

Vojislav Lukačević <=SEP=> Vojislav Lukačević  (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Лукачевић; 1908 – 14 August 1945) was a Serbian Chetnik commander in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II. At the outbreak of war, he held the rank of captain of the reserves in the Royal Yugoslav Army.When the Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia in April 1941, Lukačević became a leader of Chetniks in the Sandžak region and joined the movement of Draža Mihailović.

World War II <=SEP=> World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.

World War II by country <=SEP=> Nearly every country in the world participated in World War II, with the exception of a few states that remained neutral. The Second World War pitted two alliances against each other, the Axis powers and the Allied powers.

World War II in Yugoslavia <=SEP=> Military operations in World War II on the territory of Yugoslavia started on 6 April 1941, when the kingdom was swiftly conquered by Axis forces and partitioned between Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and client regimes.

World War II persecution of Serbs <=SEP=> The World War II persecution of Serbs, also known as the Serbian Genocide, refers to the widespread genocidal persecution of Serbs that included extermination, expulsions and forced religious conversions of large numbers of ethnic Serbs by the Ustaše regime in the Independent State of Croatia, and also the atrocities carried out by Albanian collaborators and Axis occupying forces during World War II.The number of Serbs persecuted by the Ustaše is very high, but the exact extent is the subject of much debate and estimates vary widely.

World War II political cartoons <=SEP=> Political cartoons produced during World War II by both Allied and Axis powers commented upon the events, personalities and politics of the war.  Governments used them for propaganda and public information. Individuals expressed their own political  views and preferences.

XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps <=SEP=> The XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps was a German cavalry corps during World War II. With order of February 1, 1945 the Corps was transferred to the Waffen-SS.

Yugoslavia <=SEP=> 'Yugoslavia' (Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: Jugoslavija, Југославија), once spelled and called "Jugoslavia", was a country in Southeast Europe during most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (itself formed from territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire) with the formerly independent Kingdom of Serbia.