Herzog asked him to intercede for 55,000 Jews interned in Romania, another Axis ally.

Then on 22 June 1940, France signed an armistice with Germany, Japan's Axis ally.

This left its poorly equipped Axis allies to defend its centre of gravity-its operational depth.

The fortunes of Germany's Axis allies were turning as well.

As an Axis ally, the country took part in the wars against Poland and the Soviet Union.

Yugoslavia was partitioned among the Axis allies.

In 1941 the German invaders and their Axis allies initially advanced against desperate but unsuccessful efforts of the Red Army.

He came to suffer with clinical depression, which increased as Romania and her Axis allies suffered major defeats on the Eastern Front.

Between 197,000-217,000 Serbs were killed in the Independent State of Croatia by the Ustaše and their Axis allies.