World War II by country They also had their own separate concentration camps, such as the Jasenovac death camp. See Northern Rhodesia, which it was called at the time. See Southern Rhodesia, which it was called at the time. World War II by country Nearly every country and territory in the world participated in World War II, with the exception of only a few nations which remained neutral. The Second World War pitted two alliances against each other, the Axis powers and the Allied powers. The leading Axis powers were Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan; while the United Kingdom,
Operation Flagpole (World War II) Operation Flagpole (World War II) Operation Flagpole was part of the run-up to Operation Torch, the planned Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II. It involved arranging for and carrying out a top-secret high-level meeting between U.S. General Mark W. Clark, representing the Allies, and Général Charles E. Mast, the leader of a group of pro-Allied Vichy France officers in French North Africa, to secure their cooperation with the invasion. On October 16, 1942, a meeting was held in Operation Torch's staff headquarters at Norfolk House in London. Among those present were: Eisenhower informed the group that the