Who Were The Axis Leaders Of World War 2?
The Axis Power or the Axis Alliance formed one side during the world war II. This Alliance was formed against the Allies and they used their military to fight off the powers of the Allies. The main powers of the Axis Alliance were Germany, Italy and Japan. Their Alliance was formed as a result of the Tripartite Pact that was signed on September 27, 1940. The faced a defeat at the end of the war. The main leaders of Axis Alliance that controlled the military and political scene were as follows: – Adolf Hitler – German’s ruler and the key figure behind World War II and the Axis Powers as a whole. – Emperor Showa- The monarch of Japan – Benito Mussolini – The fascist dictator of Italy. – King Victor Emmanuel III- The King of Italy, who placed Mussolini under arrest and joined the Allies in 1943. – Miklos Horthy – Regent of Hungary – General Ion Antonescu : The Prime Minister/dictator of Romania who overthrew the king and instilled his young son Micheal on the throne and became part of the
