Saturday, August 24, 2013

Which countries had the WWII Axis powers taken control of by 1939?

The answer posted above is partially misleading as it
equates attack on or partial invasion of a country with controlling the
countries.


Austria was annexed to Germany on March 13,
1938. This was really before the start of World War II. Similarly Ethiopia was also
annexed by Italy in 1936, before the start of World War II. Ethiopia again became
independent in 1941. Albania was initially occupied by Italy in April 1939 before start
of World War. Later in September 1943 was occupied by
Germany.


Bohemia and Moravia in Czechoslovakia were
occupied by Germany in March 1939.


China and Japan have a
long history of conflict, and as a part of this conflict the two countries were at war
since 1931. But this war did not at any time result in Japan occupying substantial part
of China.


Poland invaded by Germany in September
1939.


Finland was attacked bu USSR in November 1939, and
June 1941.


Denmark and Norway invaded by Germany in April
1940.


Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg invaded by
Germany in May 1940.


France surrendered to Germany in June
1940.


Japan occupies Northern Indochina in 1940. This
region forms parts of Laos and Vietnam.


Greece was invaded
by Italy in October 1940 and occupied by Germany in April
1941.


Estonia Occupied by USSR in June 1940. Germany
occupied it in September 1941. It was re-annexed by USSR in
1944.


Iceland occupied by Great Britain in  May 1940 and by
USA in July 1941.


Yugoslavia occupied by Germany in April
1941.


Greenland occupied by U.S.A. in April
1941.


Thailand surrendered to Japan in December
1941.


Germany invaded eastern parts of USSR in June 1941
and completed the blockade of Leningrad in 1941. The last of the Germans in Stalingrad,
USSR surrendered in February 1943.


Singapore and
Philippines, occupied by Japan in February
1942.


Netherlands Indies occupied by Japan in March
1942.


Philippines occupied by Japan April
1942.


Most of Burma controlled by Japan by May
1942.


Tunisia Occupied by USA in
1943.


Italy secretly surrenders to the Allied forces
September 1943.


Northeast frontier area of India invaded by
Japan in early 1944.

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