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A-Z: General definitions: Allies
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The nations which opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War were collectively know as the Allies and comprised Britain and her colonies, Poland (until its defeat in 1939), France (until its occupation in 1940), Russia and China (from 1941 onwards) and (effectively from 1942) America.
The nations of Germany, Japan and Italy, which fought against the Allies in the Second World War, were collectively known as the Axis or Axis powers.
The global war which lasted from 1939 – 1945
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