At the end of WW2.
The Central Powers and the Allied Forces divided Europe.
The key to winning the war in Europe was the "Russians" (Soviets). The war between the Soviets (Russian Front) and Germany was the primary war in Europe commencing in 1941. In Europe...anything but the Russian Front was a side-show.
To land western allied armies into Europe so that the Soviets (Russians) would not control all of Europe or Germany when the race for Berlin occurred (the projected cold war).
The Allied Forces defeated the Axis powers in Europe in May of 1945. The Germans finally surrendered to the Allied Forces and the Soviets in Berlin. The Japanese were defeated months later in September.
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR)
The first Allied offensive in Europe was in Sicily, in Italy.
The first Allied offensive in Europe was in Sicily, in Italy.
it is an allied power
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe was created in 1951.
Italy are one of Germany's allied since the invasion of Europe.
The soviets goal was to spread communism in all of Europe so the soviets needed to get rid of non-communist powers to make this happen.
All of Eastern Europe.