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Surely the former USSR should have a light green dot? sprocketonline The USSR while it cooperated with the Axis, never was part of it. The pact it signed with Germany simply allowed the two nations to divide up Europe, and promised that neither country would attack the other. However, it did not make them allies.12.220.94.199 17:42, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, all this concept of the single drawing depicting who was where during long years of war is IMHO wrong. It should rather be either whole sequence of maps or something like [this]. Single picture is particularly misleading regarding to the large participants, like the US and the Soviet Union - both opposing Hitler only after beeing attacked, c.a. 2 years since the beginning of WW2. And the USSR before June 1941 was an active ally to Germany (aggressor to the Allies, both militarily (Invasion_of_Poland_(1939), Occupation_of_Baltic_Republics), and economically (German-Soviet_Commercial_Agreement). --EAJoe (talk) 15:37, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Still, EAJoe, most people don't know about this cooperation and ceartainly it isn't what WWII is remembered for - in fact the conflict between Germany and USSR was probably the most intense and had the most casualties (though Japan and China had a pretty bad war too)80.98.196.2 (talk) 16:08, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

China
It did not formally declare war on Japan and only did so after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, when U.S. aid is assured. Shouldn't it be light green?Herunar 11:18, 6 July 2006 (UTC)


 * How come when Japan had been fighting since 1937? --PaxEquilibrium 21:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

== >44 06:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

It makes no sense to list China as an Axis country. The Sino-Japanese war started even before what most Westerners consider the beginning of World War 2. If it is blue because it was occupied, then only those areas actually occupied (which was never the entire country) should be blue, but if occupation is the guide then much of north Europe, including France, should be blue. While it is true that China did not declare war against Japan until after Japan attacked the USA, neither did Japan declare war on China — ever — so that is immaterial. Lin Sen, President of the Chinese Republic declared war between China and Japan, and separately on Germany and Italy on December 9, 1941. --86.163.242.1 (talk) 18:07, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

Scandinavia
The two scandinavian nations of Denmark and Norway wasn't allies to anybody as they were neutral until the Nazi Germany occupation in 1940. --Kasper Holl 13:30, 15 June 2006 (CEST)
 * I wish to verify the above comments. -- S iva1979 Talk to me 17:52, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Norway can plausibly be characterized as a part of the Allies but not Denmark, which never declared war on Germany and surrendered the day they were invaded to become a German puppet state. Classifying Iceland as part of the Allies is also strange to me; the country was neutral until it was invaded and occupied by Britain, becoming a British puppet state. Even then, it never declared war on Germany. Haukur 16:19, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Iceland was in a personal union with Denmark with Denmark being resposible for its foreign relations and defence. But in no case can it considered an allied country, but an neutral country under occupation. 82.181.150.151 22:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Turkey
Turkey never joined the war on either side, not even after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. D. F. Schmidt 03:32, 25 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Turkey declared war in 1945 to secure membership in the United Nations. Still rather misleading incluing such countries here, same goes for Chile and others. In general the map gives the wrong idea about actual combatants in the war and overstates the Allied side (as pointed out in surrounding comments). A redesign is no doubt in order. Haukur 00:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd like to second everything that Haukur just said.Aussie Jim 05:02, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * What's your referance? As for as I know, Turkey never declared war during WW2.--78.180.44.39 (talk) 13:04, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, Turkey does say that they declared war in February 1945. I guess this is another case of the inflation of the Allied side. D. F. Schmidt (talk) 02:29, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Turkey joined the war on the allied side on 23 February 1945. However overall turkey probably helped the axis far more than it helped the allies. Turkey continually supplied the axis chromite ore until 23 Aughust 1944. Chromite ore wich was neccessary for steel production was essential in germany's military power. The head of the resources of germany said to hitler in March 1942 that witout the cromite from the balkans they would lose the war in 10 months — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65536ob (talk • contribs) 16:38, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Finland
Finland is marked with "Light green dots represent countries that later in the war changed from the Axis to the Allies". Although one could argue about Finland being Germany's ally or even an "Axis-country" (complicated question, see relevant articles), it certainly never was one of the Allies even when fighting the Germans. Official Finnish mantra talks about seperate war outside of the larger Axis-Allies conflict.82.181.150.151 23:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

They were never true allies of Nazi Germany or the Axis powers and their involvement in WW 2 was independent of all the major alliances. Their label should be fixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.252.211.189 (talk) 22:08, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Inclusion of Axis-conquered countries as Axis states
The inclusion of countries like Ethiopia/Abyssinia I think is incorrect. Unlike many governments, they never came to terms with the occupying powers, they had internationally-recognised governments in exile and provided significant assistance to the Allies. Furthermore, Ethiopia was liberated in in 1940; see East African Campaign (World War II). For that matter Denmark and Thailand should probably be green with orange dots. Grant | Talk 04:13, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Iceland
Iceland was never formally and Ally. It started the war a Danish colony, but when Denmark was invaded it declared independence and neutrality. Despite being neutral Iceland was invaded by Britain and subsequently occupied by Britain and the USA (see Iceland during World War II). I think there needs to be a new category: Neutral countries occupied by the Allies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.78.32.22 (talk) 06:28, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Labels
We could use a labeled version so as to show the many countries that dont exist today. 71.176.154.77 (talk) 22:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Mongolia
Does this image only show when the countries "officially" declared war? Mongolia was the last country to declare war during WWII, but was engaged in actual combat way back in 1939 (see Battle of Khalkhin Gol) with the USSR and Japan, so shouldnt it be placed in the "Allies before the attack on Pearl Harbor" category? Plus, Mongolia aided the USSR in the war effort, which would surely place it in the "Allies" category --Chinneebmy talk 12:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Iraq
Shouldent Iraq be in a Light Green dot?They did took a part in the Axis.--Hotshot334 (talk) 19:04, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes Iraq should be labled as Axis aligned with a light green dot.XavierGreen (talk) 05:57, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

tibet
the xikang part of tibet was under the control of a chinese warlord subordiante to nanjing. someone correct it.

What is the svg tag please?
This should be an svg image —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumirp (talk • contribs) 15:50, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Yugoslavia, France, West Africa, and Finland
Yugoslavia was still one country when WWII started. Vichy France did not exist at the start of WWII. Finland should be shown with its pre-Winter War borders. And West Africa was never occupied by the Axis - it remained under French control right up until it was occupied by the Americans in 1942. Whoop whoop pull up Bitching Betty 17:29, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Colored dots
British Somaliland, Egypt, Poland, China, the Soviet Union, Norway, Denmark, the Dutch East Indies, Burma, Malaya, Sarawak, Brunei, North Borneo, and the Philippines should all have blue dots, since they were invaded and occupied by the Axis. Manchukuo and Germany should have light green dots, since they both switched sides at the end of the war. Iceland should have a dark green dot, since it was invaded and occupied by the Allies. Libya, Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, and Slovakia should have light green dots for the same reason. The Soviet Union should be blue with a green dot since it was orIgi ally allied with Germany. Finland should be green with a blue dot because it was allied to Britain and France during the Winter War. Whoop whoop pull up Bitching Betty 03:24, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Poland never capitulated, and there was no collaborational polish government, as a result Poland shouldn't have blue dot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.238.104.218 (talk) 13:06, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Lebanon.
What is this "Axis country" dot in sea near Lebanon? --Yomal Sidoroff-Biarmskii (talk) 13:52, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Discussion at Commons regarding France
Your feedback would be welcome at c:File talk:Map of participants in World War II.png. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 22:21, 7 February 2021 (UTC)