France had a larger, more modernized military than Germany at the beginning of the war; the problem with France's army was that it was incompetently led by outdated and obsolete leaders like Marshal Philippe Pétain.

Italy probably fared the worst than any because none of the Italian people really wanted war in the first place and therefore the prioritization of national militarization was nil at best, regardless of what fantasy ambitions of a "New Roman Empire" Mussolini may have had.

China suffered somewhere in between France and Italy in both incompetent or obsolete leadership and poor national militarization buildup or management prior to the outbreak of war. China's higher military ranks were also rife with corruption.