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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Most importantly, some workers coordinated with the French Resistance on D-Day, sabotaging trains to prevent German armaments from reaching the Normandy beaches and fighting off the Allies.
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Read More: How Trump Revived Canada's Liberals The risks of this monopoly became clear during World War I, when Germany cut off exports to weaken the Allies.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In 1944 at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in the midst of global war, the Allies hammered out the post-war economic structure, to operate under the UN, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
For the uninitiated, Operation Mincemeat is a farcical retelling of a covert World War II plot of the same name: In 1943, the British used a deception play to convince the Germans to move their forces out of Sicily, just in time for the Allies to invade.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Read More: How Trump Revived Canada's Liberals The risks of this monopoly became clear during World War I, when Germany cut off exports to weaken the Allies.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In 1944 at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in the midst of global war, the Allies hammered out the post-war economic structure, to operate under the UN, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
For the uninitiated, Operation Mincemeat is a farcical retelling of a covert World War II plot of the same name: In 1943, the British used a deception play to convince the Germans to move their forces out of Sicily, just in time for the Allies to invade.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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