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Monument in Coimbra, Portugal, to the Portuguese soldiers who died in World War I. The Kingdom of Portugal had been allied with England since 1373, and thus the Republic of Portugal was an ally of the United Kingdom. However, Portugal remained neutral from the start of World War I in 1914 until early 1916.
Germany declares war on Portugal. [24] Portugal officially enters the war. March 11–12 African: Battle of Latema Nek. March 14 Politics: The Manifesto of the Sixteen, declaring Kropotkinist-anarchist support of the Allied war effort, is published. March 15 Politics: Austria-Hungary declares war on Portugal. [24] March 16 – November 6
England's support for Portugal during their Restoration War was confirmation of the renewal of the alliance. This was solidified further after the English Restoration and the marriage of Catherine of Braganza and Charles II of England. Portugal ceded Tangier and Bombay as part of the dowry. England, in addition to military support on the ground ...
Nazi Germany formally surrenders 8 May 1945, ending the Second World War in Europe. On 15 August 1945 , following the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki , Japan announces its surrender, ending the Second World War British (and Commonwealth), French, American, and Soviet troops occupy Germany until 1955, Italy and Japan lose their ...
County of Portugal: Kingdom of Galicia: Victory. Culmination of a Galician–Portuguese civil war in the Kingdom of León. Battle of Pedroso (1071) Location: Iberian Peninsula. County of Portugal: Kingdom of Galicia: Defeat. García II of Galicia declaring himself King of Portugal. Capture of Santarém (1111) Location: Iberian Peninsula. County ...
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The Allies or the Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).
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