Axis leaders of World War II

The Axis Powers of World War II was established with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in 1940 and pursued a strongly militarist and nationalist ideology; with a policy of anti-communism.

During the early phase of the war, puppet governments were established in their occupied nations.

The chief leaders were Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, Benito Mussolini of Fascist Italy, and Hirohito of the Empire of Japan.

[1][2] Unlike what happened with the Allies, there was never a joint meeting of the main Axis heads of government, although Mussolini and Hitler met on a regular basis.

These countries were not signatories of the Tripartite Pact and thus not formal members of the Axis.

Japanese propaganda poster of the Shōwa era showing Adolf Hitler , Fumimaro Konoe and Benito Mussolini , the political leaders of the three main Axis powers in 1940
Japanese magazine published by the Cabinet Intelligence Bureau on 15 January 1941, advertised the Tripartite Pact
Tsar Boris III .
Bogdan Filov
Adolf Hitler was the Austrian-born leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party
Heinrich Himmler was the Reichsführer-SS (commander of the Schutzstaffel ), and Minister of the Interior
Regent Miklós Horthy of Hungary
Ferenc Szálasi
King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III
Benito Mussolini , prime minister , Duce and leader of the National Fascist Party .
Hirohito , the Emperor of Japan
Hideki Tojo , Supreme Military Leader of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944
King Michael I (left) and Ion Antonescu (right)
Jozef Tiso
Philippe Pétain
Ante Pavelić
Leonhard Kaupisch
Vidkun Quisling
Milan Nedić
Chairman Wang Jingwei
Emperor Puyi (Kangde)
Zhang Jinghui
Chairman Demchugdongrub
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Faisal II
Plaek Phibunsongkhram