In the early 1600 Ming China was conquered by the Manchus. In 1644 they conquered the Chinese empire and established the Qing dynasty.
They drove more Georgians to the patriots' side.
There are two world leader who sided with Germany and signed a pact. The first being Benito Mussolini, leader of Italy, signing the pact of steel. This pact declare the alliance of Italy and Germany. The second being Joseph Stalin , leader of the Soviet Union, signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. This was a non agression pact that states that both Germany and The Soviet would attack and conquered Poland.