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Allies, the

In World War I, the 27 Allied and Associated powers aligned against the Central Powers (Germany, Austro‐Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria) and represented at the Treaty of Versailles (1919); they included France, Italy, Russia, the UK, Australia and other Commonwealth nations, and, in the latter part of the war, the USA. In World War II they were some 49 countries allied against the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan), including France, the UK, Australia and other Commonwealth nations, the USA, and the former Soviet Union.

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World War II: Hungary signs an armistice with the allies.

23 January 1920

The Dutch government refuses to extradite Wilhelm II to the Allies. The former Kaiser of Germany has been living in exile in the Netherlands since November 1918.

25 January 1942

World War II: Thailand declares war on the Allies.

28 January 1945

World War II: Part of the 717-mile 'Burma Road' from Lashio, Burma, to Kunming in southwest China, is reopened by the Allies, allowing supplies to flow back into China.

30 January 1991

The Gulf War: The Allies suffer their first casualties of the war as twelve American soldiers are killed when Iraqi troops take control of the Saudi Arabian border town Al Khafji.

14 February 1943

The Second World War: Battle of the Kasserine Pass - German General Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps launch an offensive against the Allies in Tunisia.

20 March 2003
The US and her allies launch an invasion of Iraq in order to topple the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein.

26 April 1915
The First World War: Italy joins the Allies side upon signing the Treaty of London.

13 May 1888
The Italian Commander-in-Chief in Tunisia surrenders his forces - a day after his German counterpart. The Allies are now holding some 250,000 prisoners of war in North Africa.

23 May 1945
The Second World War: A day after being captured by the Allies, Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, commits suicide. Learn more in our SS Microsite.

28 June 1919
Germany and the Allies sign the Peace Treaty of Versailles - officially ending the First World War.

26 July 1943
World War II: The Allies mount one of the largest raids of the war – sending more than 1,000 aircraft to bomb the German industrial city of Hamburg. An estimated 60,000 people are killed.

11 August 1941
World War II: US President Franlin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter to demonstrate solidarity between the Allies.

14 August 1945
World War II: Follwoing the dropping of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan surrenders to Allies to end World War II.VJ Day, Victory over Japan, is officially celebrated on August 15th.

15 August 1945
World War II: VJ Day - Victory over Japan. The official date for the ceremony to mark the formal surrender of the Japanese to the Allies less than 24 hours earlier.

20 August 1940
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill rallies the nation with a contratulatory speech for the RAF winning the Battle of Britain. 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'.

30 October 1918
The First World War: The Ottoman Empire signs an armistice with the Allies to end its participation in the war.

7 November 1917
The First World War: The Allies capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire ending the Third Battle of Gaza.