1936    The Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.

1936    Italian dictator Benito Mussolini proclaims the Rome-Berlin Axis, establishing the alliance of the Axis Powers.

1941    World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.

1941    The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.

1941    World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the pro-axis government in a bloodless coup.

1941    World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.

1941    World War II: The Ustashe, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Operation 25 invasion. Rommel attacks Tobruk.

1941    World War II: Montenegrins start a popular uprising against the Axis Powers (''Trinaestojulski ustanak'').

1942    World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: – At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel the Axis armies from Egypt.

1943    World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to conclusion as Soviet troops accept the surrender of 91,000 remnants of the Axis forces.

1944    World War II: The Allies begin a major offensive against the Axis Powers on the Gustav Line.

1944    World War II: Rome falls to the Allies, the first Axis capital to fall.

1944    The Romanian Army liberates Carei, the last Romanian city under Axis Powers occupation.