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International
The courage and skill of the Allied troops in World War II is well-documented. Find out more about the men and women who served on land, sea and in the air from 1939 to 1945.
Land
The Allied Forces were made up of approximately 20 million men from across the globe - the most multi-national and multi-cultural mobilized military that had ever existed.
When war was first declared, the Allies largely consisted of British and French troops. Soon after, men from the Commonwealth and across the British Empire swelled the ranks.
Read more about the troops on land...
Air
The Allied Air Forces played a crucial role in the eventual defeat of the Axis Powers. But early on in the war, air supremacy was ultimately responsible for Britain’s survival - most famously in the Battle of Britain.
Apart from British nationals, the Royal Air Force was made up from a vast number of nations. Airmen from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and other parts of the British Empire, played a massive role in the RAF’s success.
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Sea
Naval warfare was taken to new extremes during WWII – when 85,000 Allied seamen lost their lives.
The Battle of the Atlantic was a war of attrition. It was fought out between the Royal Navy - who were trying to protect supply convoys crossing the Atlantic - and the German Navy U-boats, who were doing everything in their power to sink them.
