page_title: Allied leaders of World War II
section_title: British Empire and Commonwealth
hierarchical_section_title: Allied leaders of World War II / British Empire and Commonwealth
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: King George VI was the reigning monarch of the British Commonwealth during the war, and thus acted as Commander-in-Chief of a number of states within that organization, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The King was, further, a symbol of national and Commonwealth unity during the war, he and his family visiting bomb sites, munitions factories, and with Commonwealth soldiers. Several members of the Royal Family, including the Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), served in the forces.
caption: King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth with Eleanor Roosevelt in London.
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