Western Allies
- Western Allies
The Western Allies were the democracies and their colonial peoples, within the broader coalition of Allies during
World War II . The term is generally understood to refer to the countries of the BritishCommonwealth of Nations and part of the military ofPoland (from 1939), exiled forces fromOccupied Europe (from 1940), theUnited States , (from 1941), France and a few other countries. This term therefore excludes theSoviet Union andChina , which were also Allies.From 1942 onwards, the entire military forces of the Western Allies were overseen by the U.S.- British
Combined Chiefs of Staff , based inWashington, D.C. . The term Western Allies continued to refer to the American, British, and French forces stationed inWest Berlin from 1945 to 1994.External links
* [http://www.western-allies-berlin.com History of the Western Allies in Berlin]
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