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The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat [nb 22] during World War II.It saw heavy fighting across Europe for almost six years, starting with Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ending with the Western Allies conquering most of Western Europe, the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe including the German capital Berlin, and ...
Bishop (1945) – covering operation for Dracula. Diplomat (1944) – Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese. Dukedom (1945) – British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro. Exporter (1941) – British and Commonwealth invasion of Vichy French -held Syria.
Battle of Normandy (June–August 1944) Northern France Campaign (July–September 1944) Southern France Campaign (Operation Dragoon) (August–September 1944) Battle of the Siegfried Line (Rhineland Campaign, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign) (August–December 1944) Central Europe Campaign (March–May 1945)
1942. Aflame (1942) — commando raid on Berck in France. Aquatint (1942) — commando raid on Normandy in France. Barricade (1942) — commando raid on Pointe de Saire south of Barfleur in France. Basalt (1942) — commando raid on Sark in the Channel Islands. Batman (1942) — commando raid near Cherbourg in France.
27 January: The first World War II US mission flown against the German homeland bombs Kriegsmarine submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. [27]: 107 5/6 March: The first raid of the Battle of the Ruhr [2] flew RAF Bomber Command's 100,000th sortie of World War II, with 160 acres destroyed and 53 Krupps buildings bombed at Essen.
Battle of Timor (1942–43) Battle of the Java Sea (1942) Battle of Sunda Strait (1942) Battle of Java (1942) Second Battle of the Java Sea (1942) Japanese Invasion of Rabaul, January–February 1942. Japanese attacks on Australia: February–June 1942. Bombing of Darwin: February 1942. Attack on Broome: March 1942.
September 1: Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. September 3: Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. September 17: The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania, first to France and then later to Great Britain.
The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The Italian front is considered a separate but related theatre. [nb 11] The Western Front's 1944–1945 phase was officially deemed the European Theater by the United States ...