the Allies
plural noun
: the nations that fought together against Germany in World War I or World War II
fought with the Allies in World War II
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Similarly, blitzkrieg—an evolution of the same German military principles—would be used against the Allies in World War II to great and terrible effect.
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Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Origins of Veterans Day span back to World War I when Germany and the Allies signed a 1918 agreement to end war.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
Putin is not just hammering at the norms of the international system built at such terrible cost by the Allies after World War II.
—Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Concerned that the flood of German and Japanese POWs would pose a security risk if the prisoners were kept too close to the battle fronts, the Allies began shipping prisoners across the Atlantic and Pacific to military and other government camps in the U.S., mostly in the South and Midwest.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Origins of Veterans Day span back to World War I when Germany and the Allies signed a 1918 agreement to end war.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
Putin is not just hammering at the norms of the international system built at such terrible cost by the Allies after World War II.
—Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Concerned that the flood of German and Japanese POWs would pose a security risk if the prisoners were kept too close to the battle fronts, the Allies began shipping prisoners across the Atlantic and Pacific to military and other government camps in the U.S., mostly in the South and Midwest.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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