Introduction
The
first agreement of military collaboration between two countries
was Germany and Italy when they signed the "Pact of Steel" in
May 1939. The Axis partnership was completed on 27 September 1940
when the Tripartite Pact was signed in Tokyo between the Ambassador's
of Germany, Italy and Japan just four months and fives days after
the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The Axis countries comprised
of the following for Germany: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland,
Vichy France, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. While Japan
had the following countries: Burma (Puppet Government), China
(Nanking Puppet Government) and Thailand.
Concerning
the Axis countries I will only focus about those nations that
declared war or participated in German invasion of the Soviet
Union.
During the early stages of Operation Barbarosa, with the exception
of the Finnish, the Italians, Romanians, Hungarians and Slovakians
provided enough manpower and equipment to invade Russia. Unfortunately
all these nations were not prepared for an extended war and they
were ill-equipped. The heavy military equipment was inadequate
and obsolete against the Russian heavy weaponry, especially for
Winter War. Only the Germans to a point had enough material to
sustain an extended war.
Axis Postage
Stamps
Axis
Propaganda Stamps
The
Axis countries issued postage stamps and postal cards showing
their military contribution in the Eastern Front. These postal
issues provided an important propaganda role that encourage servicemen
and civilians with a sence of patriotism.
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