List of World War II puppet states
This is a list of puppet states sponsored, created, or controlled by an occupying member of the Axis or Allied powers in World War II.
See also: Military occupations by the Soviet Union § World War II, List of territories occupied by Imperial Japan, Collaboration with Imperial Japan, Areas annexed by Nazi Germany, and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist ItalyThese puppet states or régimes claimed to enjoy full, complete, and independent sovereignty, but took at least some direction from their countries' occupiers.[1] The puppet governments take responsibility for actions taken in the interest of the foreign puppet-master power.
Allies[edit]
Soviet Union[edit]
The Soviet Union had a number of puppet states during World War II. Almost all of them had previously been under Soviet control or had long been of interest to the regime; almost all of them were entirely or partially under Soviet influence for some time after the war and are post-Soviet states.
The Soviet Union also controlled two states post-war due to their involvement in World War II: East Germany and the Azerbaijan People's Government However these states were gained as a result of fighting during the war and were not themselves directly involved in the conflict; as a result, they are included in this list.