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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And British mathematician Alan Turing cracked the German Enigma machine code, allowing the Allies to read the Wehrmacht’s operational plans.
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Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
American and Soviet oil gave the Allies a strategic advantage over the Axis powers.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Its navy ships were docked in ports or already destroyed by the Allies.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Throughout the war, the Allies planned the UN structure in detail.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
American and Soviet oil gave the Allies a strategic advantage over the Axis powers.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Its navy ships were docked in ports or already destroyed by the Allies.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Throughout the war, the Allies planned the UN structure in detail.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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