3 9 Military divisions are capitalized only after a country name: U.S. Army; the army; U.S. Navy; the navy; naval battles 9 Army is not capitalized for Civil War armies: Confederate army; Union army 9 Axis and Allied powers of World War II are capitalized: The Allied powers faced the Axis powers in Germany. 9 Military divisions are capitalized only after a country name: U.S. Army; the army; U.S. Navy; the navy; naval battles 9 Army is not capitalized for Civil War armies: Confederate army; Union army 9 Axis and Allied powers of World War II are capitalized: The Allied powers faced the Axis powers in Germany.