The Axis won just about everything — except the Battle of Britain, El Alamein and Midway — through July, 1942. Here's a partial list of their top hits: The Nazis flattened Poland, then the Netherlands, Belgium and France. They took Norway and Denmark. They had to save Italy's bacon in Greece, and moved into Yugoslavia
They wanted gold and silver so probably riches
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