The Allied leaders of World War II listed below comprise the important political and military figures who fought for or supported the Allies during World War II. Engaged in total war, they had to adapt to new types of modern warfare, on the military, psychological and economic fronts.
Read more about Allied Leaders Of World War II: Albania, Belgium, Brazil, British Empire & Commonwealth, Republic of China, French Third Republic (Until 1940), Kingdom of Greece, Mexico, Second Polish Republic (Until 1939), Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia, United States of America, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovak Republic, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Norway, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Kingdom of Egypt, Empire of Ethiopia, Empire of Iran, Republic of Liberia
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“A shadow has fallen upon the scenes so lately lighted by the Allied victory.... From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965)
“All of us recognize the great benefits to our own nation and to the world of a strong and progressive Iran. Your support of the Camp David accords and your encouragement of the leaders who are or may be involved in consummating the peace effort would be very valuable.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“Now, were I once at home, and in good satire,
I’d try conclusions with those Janizaries,
And show them what an intellectual war is.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)