Hitler's Empire - 1944

A giant stain on the land . . .

How big was the Nazi Empire compared to those of old? That it played a major part in the greatest slaughter of humanity in history is without doubt. However, this is more likely due to the era when World War Two took place rather than the size of the land mass that was in conflict.

Hitler's empire, at its greatest, occupied the following countries:

• Albania

• Austria

• Belgium

• Byelorussia

• Channel Islands (part of Great Britain)

• Czechoslovakia

• Denmark

• Estonia

• France

• Greece

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Holland

• Norway

• Poland

• Ukraine

• Yugoslavia

These were Germany's allies:

• Finland

• Hungary

• Romania

• Bulgaria

And these were neutral:

• The Republic of Ireland

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Spain

• Portugal

Special circumstances:

• Austria became part of Germany in 1938.

• Italy was an ally of Germany until the middle of 1943 when parts of the country became occupied by German troops.

This then, is an approximation of what the Nazi Empire looked like at its height:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires#Largest_empires_by_land_area


Nazi Germany:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany#Conquest_of_Europe

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Second_world_war_europe_1941-1942_map_en.png


Roman Empire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Roman_Empire_117_AD.jpg


Macedonian Empire (Alexander the Great):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MacedonEmpire.jpg


1942: Japan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Empire


German Empire ( - end of WW1)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Empire


British Empire... note 1946 size in first link above:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire