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In general, allies are people, groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose. In English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 usage, those who share a common goal and whose work toward that goal is complementary may be viewed as allies for various purposes even when no explicit agreement has been worked out between them. Similarly, when the term is used in the context of war
War

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 or armed struggle, a formal military alliance is not required for being perceived as an ally—co-belligerence
Co-belligerence

Co-belligerence is waging the war in cooperation against a common enemy without the formal treaty of military alliance.Co-belligerence is a broader and less precise status of wartime partnership as a formal military alliance....
, to fight alongside someone, is enough.






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1914   World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins - Northeast of Paris, the French 6th Army under General Michel-Joseph Maunoury attack German forces who are advancing on the capital. Over 2 million troops will fight in the battle and 500,000 will be killed or wounded in this significant Allied victory.

1915   World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.

1915   World War I: Battle of Sari Bair begins - The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.

1915   World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.

1918   November 3 — World War I: Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the Allies.

1940   World War II: Operation Ariel begins - Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.

1941   World War II: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.

1941   World War II: Allies evacuate Crete.

1941   World War II: Allies invade Syria and Lebanon.

1942   World War II: In violation of a 1940 armistice, Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.







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In general, allies are people, groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose. In English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 usage, those who share a common goal and whose work toward that goal is complementary may be viewed as allies for various purposes even when no explicit agreement has been worked out between them. Similarly, when the term is used in the context of war
War

...
 or armed struggle, a formal military alliance is not required for being perceived as an ally—co-belligerence
Co-belligerence

Co-belligerence is waging the war in cooperation against a common enemy without the formal treaty of military alliance.Co-belligerence is a broader and less precise status of wartime partnership as a formal military alliance....
, to fight alongside someone, is enough. According to this general usage, allies become allies not when concluding an alliance treaty but when struck by war.

"Allies" spelled with a capital "A", usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers
Central Powers

The Central Powers was one of the two sides that participated in World War I, the other being the Allies of World War I....
 in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, (the Allies of World War I
Allies of World War I

File:Map Europe alliances 1914-en.svgThe Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The main allies were the Russian Empire, French Third Republic, the British Empire, Kingdom of Italy , the Empire of Japan, and the United States....
) or those who fought against the Axis Powers in World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 (the Allies of World War II
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
).

The Allied Nations has been a name for a few organisations and factions in popular media, such as the Mercenaries
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction is a third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published on January 11, 2005 by LucasArts....
 games. The Allies in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy computer game of the Command & Conquer, produced by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive in 1996 in video gaming....
 series include the nations of the World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 alliance plus Germany, allied in the face of Soviet aggression towards Europe.

See also

  • Allies of World War I
    Allies of World War I

    File:Map Europe alliances 1914-en.svgThe Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The main allies were the Russian Empire, French Third Republic, the British Empire, Kingdom of Italy , the Empire of Japan, and the United States....
  • Allies of World War II
    Allies of World War II

    The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....


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