European theatre of World War II

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part of World War II theatre of war

The European theatre of World War II was the major front of the conflict in Europe, encompassing the campaigns and battles fought primarily between the Allied and Axis powers across the continent from 1939 to 1945.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
European theatre of World War II canonical	323
European theater of World War II	26
World War II in Europe	20
European Theater of World War II	14
European Theater of Operations	11
European Theater of Operations in World War II	6
European Theater	3
World War II in Eastern Europe	3
European Theatre of Operations	2
European theatre of the Second World War	2
European Theater (World War II)	1
European Theater of Operations, World War II	1
European campaigns of World War II	1
European theatre of operations	1
European theatre of war	1
Italian theater of World War II	1
Second World War in Europe	1
Western Front	1
Western Front of World War II	1
World War II European theater	1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	part of World War II ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	ETO ⓘ European theatre of World War II ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations
belligerent	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied powers Axis powers ⓘ
campaign	Balkan Campaign ⓘ Battle of Britain ⓘ Battle of France ⓘ Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ Eastern Front ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Italian Campaign Operation Neptune ⓘ surface form: Normandy Campaign North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African Campaign Operation Barbarossa ⓘ Strategic bombing campaign in Europe ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
casualties	tens of millions of military and civilian deaths ⓘ
conflictType	major front of World War II ⓘ
endDate	1945-05-08 ⓘ
endEvent	German Instrument of Surrender ⓘ
endEventDate	1945-05-07 ⓘ 1945-05-08 ⓘ
feature	Holocaust occurred in this theatre ⓘ extensive use of armoured warfare ⓘ large-scale strategic bombing of cities ⓘ major partisan and resistance movements ⓘ
involvedCountry	Albania ⓘ Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Canada ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Yugoslavia ⓘ
keyEvent	Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Allied invasion of Italy Operation Neptune ⓘ surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy Battle of France ⓘ surface form: Fall of France Invasion of Poland ⓘ surface form: German invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa ⓘ surface form: German invasion of the Soviet Union German surrender ⓘ
location	Europe ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
mainOpponent	Axis powers ⓘ surface form: Fascist Italy Japan ⓘ surface form: Imperial Japan Nazi Germany ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Berlin ⓘ Battle of El Alamein ⓘ Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Battle of the Bulge ⓘ D-Day ⓘ surface form: D-Day landings Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
relatedAgreement	Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ Potsdam Conference ⓘ Yalta Conference ⓘ
result	Defeat of Nazi Germany ⓘ Division of Germany ⓘ Cold War ⓘ surface form: Emergence of Cold War in Europe Occupation of Germany ⓘ
startDate	1939-09-01 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front

European theatre of World War II → alsoKnownAs → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

Pacific War → relatedTo → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European theater of World War II

North African campaign → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Britain → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Britain → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front of World War II

Phoney War → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Operation Gomorrah → timePeriod → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II European theater

Operation Gomorrah → militaryTheater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European theater of World War II

Allies of World War II → theaterOfOperations → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater

Battle of the Bulge → theater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

Italian campaign → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Allied invasion of Sicily → theater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

Warsaw Uprising → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Allied occupation of Germany → follows → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Europe

Nazi Germany → initiatedConflict → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Europe

ETO → standsFor → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

ETO → alsoKnownAs → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: European Theater of Operations

this entity surface form: European Theatre of Operations

Fall Weiss → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Berlin → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Berlin → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of the Atlantic → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Mediterranean Theater of Operations → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Gold Beach → theatreOfWar → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Hel → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Western Front → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Balkan Campaign → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Crusade in Europe → mainSubject → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

Crusade in Europe → timePeriodDescribed → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Europe

Allied High Command → theaterOfOperations → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

Allied bombing of Germany → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

U.S. 101st Airborne Division → theater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations in World War II

Battle of Narvik → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Dunkirk → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Operation Dragoon → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of World War II

United States Army Air Forces → conflict → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations

Defense of the Reich → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Axis → primaryTheater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst → relatedConflict → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Europe

Victory in Europe Day → associatedWith → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of World War II

Case White → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Kampfgeschwader 53 → operationalTheater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European theater of World War II

Allied Expeditionary Air Force → historicalPeriod → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Europe

Junkers Ju 88 → theatreOfOperation → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of the Bzura → theater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Royal Air Force Bomber Command → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Operation Chastise → theatre → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Plan White → partOf → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

Operation Tidal Wave → theater → European theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Theater of Operations