Anti-Comintern Pact
Sign in to savepact between Nazi Germany and Japan prior to World War II
AI overview
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement signed between Nazi Germany and Japan before World War II that formalized their shared opposition to communism and Soviet influence. This alliance mattered because it represented a crucial diplomatic step that brought together two aggressive powers and helped set the stage for the broader Axis alliance that would define the war.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Article
The Anti-Comintern Pact, officially the Agreement against the Communist International, was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan on 25 November 1936 and directed against the Communist International (Comintern). It was signed by the German ambassador-at-large Joachim von Ribbentrop and the Japanese ambassador to Germany Kintomo Mushanokōji. Italy joined in 1937 (earlier it had signed the Italo-Soviet Pact, directed partly against Hitler), but it was legally recognized as an original signatory by the terms of its entry. Spain and Hungary joined in 1939. Other countries joined during World War II.
The Japanese signatories had hoped that the Anti-Comintern Pact would effectively be an alliance against the Soviet Union, which was how the Soviets perceived it. There was also a secret additional protocol which specified a joint German-Japanese policy specifically aimed against the Soviet Union.