2015 Event The Japanese Diet enacts a defense policy allowing the nation's troops to aid allies in conflicts that also threaten Japan; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe supports the law, but it is opposed by many who wish to maintain the country's pacifist constitution 2014 Event Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren't recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies 2010 Event Tear gas is fired on more than 200 Palestinians and their allies protesting outside the gates of Ofer Prison over the recent detainment of colleagues 1991 Event U.S. and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops 1991 Event Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal 1991 Event Operation Desert Storm begins - U.S. led allies vs Iraq 1991 Event U.S. and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (U.S. time) 1990 Event Allies cede any remaining rights as occupiers of Germany 1968 Event Czechoslovakia and Russian "accord" rules allies Soviet forces 1950 Event Western allies rearm West Germany 1945 Event Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1945 Event Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies 1945 Event Allies refuse Japan's surrender offer to retain Emperor Hirohito 1945 Event Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged 1945 Event Allies troop land on Balikpapan 1945 Event Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese 1945 Event Allies arrests German nuclear physics Werner Heisenberg 1945 Event Allies occupy Wismar 1945 Event Venice and Mestre were captured by the Allies 1945 Event U.S. 7th Army and allies forces captured Nuremberg and Stuttgart in Germany 1945 Event Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald, Czechoslovakia 1945 Event Allies secure Iwo Jima 1945 Event Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands 1945 Event Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab 1944 Event Allies bomb sea wall at Veere 1944 Event Allies bombs sea dikes at Vlissingen 1944 Event Calais reoccupied by Allies 1944 Event Boulogne reoccupied by Allies 1944 Event Allies liberate Brussels 1944 Event King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1944 Event Operation Anvil: Allies land on French Mediterranean sea coast 1944 Event Allies air raid railways at Vaires Paris 1944 Event Allies land on Vogelkop, New Guinea 1944 Event Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies 1944 Event Allies occupy Port-and-Bessin Normandy 1944 Event Allies march into Rome 1944 Event Allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks) 1944 Event Operation Straightline: Allies land in Netherlands New-Guinea 1944 Event Allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea 1943 Event General Patton enters Messina, completing conquest of Sicily by Allies 1943 Event Allies land on Kiska Aleutians 1943 Event Allies begin 10-day bombing on Hamburg 1943 Event Allies conquer Soussa, North-Africa 1943 Event Allies bomb Mortsel 1943 Event Battle of Anzio: Italy; Allies stopped on beach 1942 Event Allies air attack on Den Helder 1942 Event Allies in London sentence German war criminals 1942 Event Allies under Eisenhower land in N-Africa (Casablanca) 1942 Event Allies raid German submarine base in St. Nazaire 1940 Event Italy declares war on allies/raids Malta 1927 Event International allies military command in Germany disbands 1924 Event Allies stop checking on German navy 1924 Event Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy 1923 Event Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied 1923 Event KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies 1923 Event Allies accepts Vilnus taking East-Galicie in Poland 1923 Event Allies occupy Ruhrgebied: killing railroad striker 1923 Event Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory 1922 Event Allies deliberate over German mark 1920 Event Allies recognize Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania 1920 Event Treaty of Sevres (Allies and Turkey) 1920 Event Peace of Trianon between Allies and Hungary 1920 Event Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies 1919 Event Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies and Bulgaria 1918 Event Germany surrenders ending WW I, Allies and Germany sign armistice 1918 Event Allies forced Germans back across Hindenburg Line 1916 Event Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun 1916 Event Allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium 1915 Event Allies attack Cape Helles, Hellespont 1914 Event Japan joins side of allies 1851 Birthday Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I 1839 Event Seminoles and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West 1815 Event 2nd Peace of Paris: France and allies 1815 Event Battle at Quatre-Bras: allies strike French 1814 Event Britain and allies march into Paris after defeating Napoleon 1759 Event French beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen
