During WWII the Nazi's were in the Axis Powers. The Axis Powers were the ones fighting against the Allies during the Second World War. The Axis Powers included the countries of Germany, Japan, and Italy. Although in the early 1940s the Western Allies decided not to help the Jews, they decided to join forces when Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The Axis Powers had just declared war with the Americans.
D- Day occurred on June 6, 1944. The Americans had invaded France and overtook over the German army there. On June 22, the Soviets attacked the German army, almost completely destroying the German Army Group Centre. Wikipedia states that, "In February, the Soviets invaded Silesia and Pomerania, while Western Allies entered Western Germany and closed to the Rhine river. By March, the Western Allies crossed the Rhine north and south of the Ruhr, encircling the German Army Group B, while the Soviets advanced to Vienna. In early April, the Western Allies finally pushed forward in Italy and swept across Western Germany, while Soviet and Polish forces stormed Berlin in late April. The American and Soviet forces linked up on Elbe river on 25 April. On 30 April 1945, the Reichstag was captured, signalling the military defeat of the Third Reich." This was the end of the war in Germany.
D- Day occurred on June 6, 1944. The Americans had invaded France and overtook over the German army there. On June 22, the Soviets attacked the German army, almost completely destroying the German Army Group Centre. Wikipedia states that, "In February, the Soviets invaded Silesia and Pomerania, while Western Allies entered Western Germany and closed to the Rhine river. By March, the Western Allies crossed the Rhine north and south of the Ruhr, encircling the German Army Group B, while the Soviets advanced to Vienna. In early April, the Western Allies finally pushed forward in Italy and swept across Western Germany, while Soviet and Polish forces stormed Berlin in late April. The American and Soviet forces linked up on Elbe river on 25 April. On 30 April 1945, the Reichstag was captured, signalling the military defeat of the Third Reich." This was the end of the war in Germany.