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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.
1 Western Front. Toggle Western Front subsection. 1.1 1935–1938. 1.2 1939. 1.3 1940. ... List of World War II military operations - Atlantic Ocean) operations in ...
2.1.3 Western Front. 2.1.4 Eastern Front. 2.2 Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre. ... World War II in Yugoslavia (April 1941 to May 1945) Iraq (2–31 May 1941)
Phoney War: Western Front: 1940-02-16 United Kingdom Germany: Allies Honkaniemi: Winter War: Eastern Front: 1940-02-25 1940-02-27 Finland Soviet Union: Soviet Vyborg Bay (1940) Winter War: Eastern Front: 1940-03-02 1940-03-13 Finland Soviet Union: Ceasefire Oslofjord: Norwegian campaign: Western Front: 1940-04-08 Norway Germany: Axis German ...
Western Allied invasion of Germany American victory Germany Major General Maurice Rose is killed in battle and is the highest-ranking U.S. Armed Forces officer to be killed in action at the Western Front. Battle of Kassel: April 1, 1945 April 4, 1945 Kassel, Germany Western Allied invasion of Germany Unknown [3] American victory Germany
Operations are categorised according to the theater of operations, and an attempt has been made to cover all aspects of significant events. Operations contained in the Western Front category have been listed by year. Operations that follow the cessation of hostilities and those that occurred in the pre-war period are also included.
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.
The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offensive operations were designed to seize and capture its east and west banks: Operation Veritable and Operation Grenade in February 1945, and Operation ...