 Major alliance of World War II | |
| Status | Military alliance |
|---|---|
| Historical era | World War II |
| • Anti-Comintern Pact | 25 November 1936 |
| • Pact of Steel | 22 May 1939 |
| • Tripartite Pact | 27 September 1940 |
| • Defeated | 2 September 1945 |
The Axis powers,nb 1 originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis1 and later, the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was the military coalition which initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and the . The leading powers of the Axis, as well as most other members, were united in the similar positions and general opposition to the Allies, but otherwise lacked comparable coordination and ideological cohesion.
