Editing Puppet state (section)

====Existing states under German or Italian rule====
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg}} [[German occupation of Albania|Albania under Nazi Germany]] (1943–1944) – The Kingdom of Albania was an Italian [[protectorate]] and puppet regime. Italy invaded Albania in 1939 and ended the rule of [[Zog I of Albania|King Zog I]]. King [[Victor Emmanuel III|Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]] added King of Albania to his titles and Zog was exiled. King Victor Emmanuel and [[Shefqet Vërlaci|Shefqet Bej Verlaci]], Albanian Prime Minister and Head of State, controlled the Italian protectorate. Verlaci was replaced by [[Mustafa Merlika-Kruja|Mustafa Merlika Kruja]] on December 3, 1941. The Germans occupied Albania when Italy exited the war in 1943 and [[Ibrahim Biçakçiu|Ibrahim Bej Biçaku]], [[Mehdi Frashëri|Mehdi Bej Frashëri]], and [[Rexhep Mitrovica|Rexhep Bej Mitrovica]] became successive Prime Minister under the Nazis.
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Philippe_Pétain,_Chief_of_State_of_Vichy_France.svg}} [[Vichy France]] (1940–1942/4) – The Vichy French regime of [[Philippe Pétain]] had limited autonomy from 1940 to 1942, and depended heavily on Germany. The Vichy government controlled many of France's colonies and the [[Zone libre|unoccupied part of France]] and enjoyed international recognition. In 1942, the Germans occupied the portion of France administered by the Vichy government in [[Case Anton]] and installed a new leadership under [[Pierre Laval]], ending much of Vichy France's international legitimacy.
* {{Flagicon|Monaco}} [[Monaco]] ([[Invasion and occupation of Monaco during World War II|1942–1944]]) – In 1943, the [[Royal Italian Army|Italian Army]] invaded and occupied Monaco, setting up a fascist administration. Shortly thereafter, following [[Benito Mussolini]]'s deposal in Italy, the [[German Army (1935–1945)|German Army]] occupied Monaco and began deporting the Jewish population. Among them was [[René Blum (impresario)|René Blum]], founder of Monaco's ''Ballet de l'Opera'', who died in a Nazi extermination camp.