The Allies, or Allied powers, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members were the "Big Four"—the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and China.
UN Fight for Freedom Leslie Ragan 1943 poster - restoration1 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Stamp of USSR 0878 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)US 1940s Michigan Patriotic Poland First to Fight Detroit to Sidney Ohio Cover front (Source: Wikimedia Commons)American soldier, Republic of China soldier and British soldier united together with their national flags, World War II poster, October 1943 (cropped) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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