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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The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies.
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Max Saltman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
But when the Red Army arrived in early 1945, the majority of these prisoners were gone—rushed out of the camps on death marches designed in part to prevent large numbers of prisoners from being rescued by the Allies.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
In the end, the Allies managed to quash Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch effort to win the war.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The campaign was certainly the Allies' most significant victory of the War.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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Max Saltman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
But when the Red Army arrived in early 1945, the majority of these prisoners were gone—rushed out of the camps on death marches designed in part to prevent large numbers of prisoners from being rescued by the Allies.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
In the end, the Allies managed to quash Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch effort to win the war.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The campaign was certainly the Allies' most significant victory of the War.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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