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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None of their ships or boats could get close enough to the shore without being detected, so the Allies needed miniature submarines—and divers.
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Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
One man named Horace Cameron Wright started plotting out the holes in the Allies’ understanding of lung injuries from underwater explosions.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
This was in 1948, during the Berlin Blockade, when the Allies were flying supplies into West Berlin after the Soviets had cut off railway, road and canal access.
—Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
As the Allies did during the Tokyo trial, U.S. leaders and their allies and partners today often describe their foreign policies as aimed at upholding a set of objective laws that can promote peace worldwide rather than as rooted in self-interest.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Mohammed welcomed the Allies with open arms and sent Moroccan troops to continue the fight.
—Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Heinrich Himmler, the architect of the Holocaust, ordered a commander on Alderney to kill his prisoners if the Allies invaded.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
In 1941, Catherine Dior joined the Resistance, risking her life every day to be a part of a covert network titled F2 that gathered intelligence for the Allies during the war.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
There was less fighting than the Allies expected, and though some lives were tragically lost, before noon the French flag was once again flying above the Eiffel Tower.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
One man named Horace Cameron Wright started plotting out the holes in the Allies’ understanding of lung injuries from underwater explosions.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
This was in 1948, during the Berlin Blockade, when the Allies were flying supplies into West Berlin after the Soviets had cut off railway, road and canal access.
—Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
As the Allies did during the Tokyo trial, U.S. leaders and their allies and partners today often describe their foreign policies as aimed at upholding a set of objective laws that can promote peace worldwide rather than as rooted in self-interest.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
Mohammed welcomed the Allies with open arms and sent Moroccan troops to continue the fight.
—Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Heinrich Himmler, the architect of the Holocaust, ordered a commander on Alderney to kill his prisoners if the Allies invaded.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
In 1941, Catherine Dior joined the Resistance, risking her life every day to be a part of a covert network titled F2 that gathered intelligence for the Allies during the war.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
There was less fighting than the Allies expected, and though some lives were tragically lost, before noon the French flag was once again flying above the Eiffel Tower.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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