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The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat [nb 19] during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945.The Allied powers (including the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union) fought the Axis powers (including Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy) on both sides of the continent in the Western and Eastern fronts.
Eastern Front; Part of the European theatre of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Soviet T-34 tanks storming Poznań, 1945; German Tiger I tanks during the Battle of Kursk, 1943; German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front, 1943; German Einsatzgruppen death squad murdering Jews in Ukraine, 1942; Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of Surrender, 1945; Soviet troops at the Battle ...
Western Front; Part of the European theatre of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Rotterdam after the Blitz, German Heinkel He 111 planes during the Battle of Britain, Allied paratroopers during Operation Market Garden, American troops running through Wernberg, Germany, Siege of Bastogne, American troops landing at Omaha Beach during Operation Overlord
European theatre of World War II people (4 C, 1 P) Eastern European theatre of World War II (22 C, 50 P) A. Arctic military operations of World War II (1 C, 17 P) M.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) commanded Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until May 1945. Battle of Normandy (June–August 1944) Northern France Campaign (July–September 1944)
Aromanian people of World War II (8 P) P. People of the Winter War (4 C, 4 P) ... (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "European theatre of World War II people"
World War II operations and battles of the Western European Theatre (3 C, 6 P) Military history of Belgium during World War II (6 C, 10 P) Military history of France during World War II (12 C, 66 P)
ETOUSA became United States Forces European Theater (USFET) from 1 July 1945 to 15 March 1947; and then European Command (EUCOM) 15 March 1947 to 1 August 1952. Official U.S. Army lineage details for the European Theater of Operations are: [7] Organized 8 January 1942 in England as Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the British Isles