The Allies of the Second Great War where the countries officially opposed to both the Axis Powers and the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1986.
The name comes from the Alliance pact between Poland, France, and the United Kingdom, signed in 1939 prior the invasion of Poland by Germany.
The Allies, according to involvement or declaration of war to the Axis, were:
- Poland: 1 September 1939 (invaded)
- United Kingdom: 3 September 1939 (declared), including
- Indian Empire
- Crown Colonies
- Australia: 3 September 1939 (declared)
- New Zealand: 3 September 1939 (declared)
- France: 3 September 1939 (declared), including:
- French overseas territories
- Nepal: 4 September 1939 (declared)
- South Africa: 6 September 1939 (declared)
- Canada: 10 September 1939 (declared)
- Norway: 9 April 1940 (invaded)
- Belgium: 10 May 1940 (invaded), including
- Belgian Congo
- other Belgian colonies
- Luxembourg: 10 May 1940 (invaded)
- Netherlands: 10 May 1940 (invaded), including
- Dutch East Indies
- other Dutch colonies