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The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. [1] It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland).
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)
The Red Ball Express (1952) Military truck drivers kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II Starring Sidney Poitier; Silent Raiders (1954) 08/15 (1954) - Part two (1955) - Back home (1955) To Hell and Back (1955), story of Audie Murphy; Attack! (1956), American squad in the Battle of the Bulge; D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...
First Comes Courage; The First of the Few; First Yank into Tokyo; Five Graves to Cairo; Flying Fortress (film) Flying Tigers (film) For Those in Peril (1944 film) For You Alone; Foreign Agent; The Foreman Went to France; Forever and a Day (1943 film) Four Jills in a Jeep; Four Sons (1940 film) Front Theatre
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
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.
1: The Germans begin a surprise offensive (Operation Nordwind) in northern Alsace.: Unternehmen Bodenplatte (Operation Baseplate) is launched by the Luftwaffe against western Allied air bases in Belgium and Holland by elements of ten different Jagdgeschwadern (fighter wings), as its last major air offensive of the war in the West.