Greatest Axis Nations of World War II
Germany was formally united in 1871 under the initiative of Bismarck with King Wilhelm of Prussia as emperor. The previous 'Holy Roman Empire', basically a continuation of the empire of Charlemagne/Karl der Grosse was dissolved in 1806. ...read more. The "leader" of the Axis nations. Masterminded and led every offensive against the Allies. And a damn good rival to the military prowess of our Soviet Russia. The rest (except Japan) are backstabbing cannon fodders.
Germany was the major axis, and the country that we most recognize when we talk about axis powers... They did a lot of conquering and annexing, they were able to roll over so many countries in such short time...
Germany really was really the only good one in the axis alliance, due to the fact that they only captured countries apart from the Japanese empire, also they had really powerful tanks, like the tiger and had good tatics
There was nothing "great" about Germany during WWII.
Japan is an island country in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean. It lies off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland (east of China, Korea, Russia) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest. ...read more. Because they were more tougher than the Nazis were and was the last axis power to surrender and they would fight till the last man
Japan sucks it killed many chinese
Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) is a sovereign state and unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe.Italy covers an area of 301,338 km². With almost 62 million inhabitants, it is the third most populous EU member state. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. The... read more
Italy was possibly the worst, actually. Their only major victory was against Ethiopia, they were beaten by the French in their attemped invasion, and they had to have the Germans help them conquer the Balkans...
Italy hardly did anything they invaded Greece but they got wrecked by the allies in Sicily 1943
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq mi) with a population of 5.5 million. Helsinki is the capital and... read more Legally Finland wasn't an Axis country (even though we had our own SS-battalion). But Finland and Germany united to fight the Soviet union and reclaim lost territories. Unfortunately the invasion went south and the Soviets took back the territories Finland just reclaimed. Although we lost the war, our brave soldiers succeeded in defending our freedom.
Finland in WW2 raises one those historical dichotomies, when good is bad and bad is good. Russia invaded Finland, in fact Russia should shoulder part of the blame for the start of WW2, joint invader of Poland, invader of the Baltic states. The classic"your enemies enemy is your friend, and fit this into the complecated patchwork of Europe
Finland isn't in the Axis Powers as far as I know of. Only co-operated with Germany to reclaim Karelia and delivered a damn good fight against Soviet troops.
Has an underrated role amidst the calamity in Europe. Supplied oil to the Nazi war machine which helped keeping them running and had sent millions of troops to the Eastern front.
90% of oil the axis powers used was Romanian oil
Thailand, historically known as Siam and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of Mainland Southeast Asia, spanning 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi), with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and ...read more.
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy, situated on the Italian Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains. San Marino covers a land area of just over 61 km2 (24 sq mi), and has a population of 33,562 The country's capital city, City of San Marino, is located atop Mount Titan, while its largest settlement is Dogana. San Marino's official language is Italian. ...read more. Did they even do anything?
Invaded Finland in alliance with Germany
The Soviet Union fought for the Allies...
Only for half if the war
For half of the war
Vatican City, officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City, is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. It is the smallest nation on Earth, and is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century. Client State Of Japan
Was a allied power
Pakistan was established in 1947 and is located in South Asia. Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar are other major cities of Pakistan. Urdu and English are official languages of Pakistan. World's second highest peak (K-2) and ninth highest peak (Nanga Parbat) are located in Pakistan.
France, officially the French Republic, is a sovereign state comprising territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European part of France, called metropolitan France, extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. France spans 675,000 km2 (251,000 mi2) and has a total population of 67 million (data from 2017). ...read more.
Puppet State of Japanese Empire.