Tripartite Pact Heads of Government 1940

Notes:

(1)   For some of the awards I describe below, I have used the domestic language of the state that provided the awards to not have a potential confused translation, and to allow an easy internet search to find material on those awards in the original language)

(2)   I am using the Japanese name arrangement of family name followed by personal name, a standard arrangement of names in Eastern Asian societies, rather than the Western world depiction of the name in Western European name arrangement of personal name followed by family name. The reason why I have done this is because I find it hypocritical that the Western world accepts the standard Eastern Asian name arrangement with for instance Chinese and Korean persons' names but for some reason does not do the same with Japanese persons' names; therefore I am following the Japanese name arrangement.

(3)   These are generic depictions focused upon displaying the uniforms, the figures are not size proportioned to each other. While I have sought to create a very detailed depiction of their facial features, this too is generic, the figures' actual head shapes were not considered when designing this, a generic head shape is being used. Also on the topic of the depiction of the faces of these figures, in case anyone is thinking that the glasses on Tōjō appear to be riding up very high above his ears, he actually wore his glasses that way as pictures attest to.

(4)   I have not uploaded this file for political purposes; it has been uploaded to display the uniforms of historical figures of the World War II period. Any usage of this file is permitted, however any favouriting or usage of this file for political purposes is not my responsibility. Any addition of disruptive or combative comments in the comment section may lead to immediate disabling of the comment section.

Credits: Tounushi for base uniform; components and inspiration from Tounushifan, elMengu, and PHAFFM; components and inspiration for depictions of the awards on uniforms from several DeviantArt contributors including TheFalconette and Tounushifan and outside DeviantArt, on the website tavolemilitari.forumfree.it/ with depictions of uniforms with ribbons and/or medals designed by E.Rommel1944.

Attribution: Please attribute credit for use of derivatives of this image to me as the original designer, otherwise I am fine with people creating derivatives of this image.

Figures, left to right: Adolf Hitler (Führer – Germany), Benito Mussolini (Duce – Italy), Tōjō Hideki (Prime Minister – Japan)

MEDALS AND RIBBONS WORN ON UNIFORMS

Adolf Hitler:

Lapel tunic suit uniform of the Führer (Leader)

Top to bottom on right side of uniform: Golden Medal of the NSDAP; Iron Cross, First Class (1914 model); Wound Badge, Black (third class)

Benito Mussolini:

Lapel tunic suit uniform of the Primo Caporale d’Onore (First Honourary Corporal) of the Milizia Voluntaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Voluntary Militia for National Security, MVSN)

Left to right, top to bottom on right side of uniform above upper pocket:

Regia Aeronautica Pilot Wing badge

Ribbons, first row: Cavaliere dell’Ordine Supremo della Santissma Annunziata; Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine Militare di Savoia

Ribbons, second row: Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro; Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia; Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine Coloniale della Stella d’Italia

Ribbons, third row: Croce al Merito di Guerra; Medaglia Commemorativa della Guerra Italo-Austriaca 1915-1919 (4 years of campaigning); Medaglia Commemorativa dell’Unità d’Italia

Ribbons, fourth row: Medaglia Commemorativa della Marcia su Roma (in oro/in gold); Croce di Anzianità di Servizio nella Milizia Voluntaria per la
Sicurezza Nazionale (10 anni/10 years, awarded in 1933); Bali Gran Croce d’Onore e Devozione de Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta (Ordine di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, detto di Rodi, detto di Malta)

Tōjō Hideki:

"Cadet" tunic suit uniform of the rank of General of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA)