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Axis PowersCoalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied Powers in World War II. The alliance originated in a series of agreements between Germany and Italy, followed in 1936 by the Rome-Berlin Axis declaration and the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact. The connection was strengthened by the formal Pact of Steel (1939) between Germany and Italy and by the Tripartite Pact signed by all three powers in 1940. Several other countries, including Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia, later allied themselves with the original Axis Powers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Why has no one established what percentage of European Axis forces got killed on the Eastern Front? The threat of an airborne invasion later reversed itself and the Axis forces felt the resultant insecurity. Gullion, Leech, and Lyon are all initially from Indianapolis--their version of Malta, the Mediterranean island that served as the 98-pound weakling for bomb-happy Axis forces during World War II. |
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