The map shows the extent of axis advances by mid-1942 on the mediterranean front. a map of europe titled the three-front strategy. the axis powers control most of europe except for sweden, ireland, switzerland, spain, portugal, and turkey, which are neutral, and great britain and the u s s r, which are at war with the axis. great britain is fighting on the western front, and the u s s r is fighting on the eastern front. in the south, part of the allies' new strategy was to invade europe through germany. austria. france. italy.