Did Germany and Japan have any relations in World War II or were their empires co-incidences?

lanfranco

Germany and Japan were allies during World War II, known, along with Italy (until late 1943), as the Axis Powers: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005177 Apr 10 06, 3:30 PM

bloomsby

However, there was very little practical co-operation between Germany and Japan in WWII. In particular, in 1940-41 the Nazi régime tried to persuade Japan to attack the Soviet Union in the Far East, but the Japanese military wanted "the jackpot or nothing", in much the same way as Hitler did with his desire for "Weltmacht oder Untergang". Moreover, both were in deadly earnest about it. Apr 11 06, 9:02 AM

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