European theatre of World War II

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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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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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Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" theaterOfOperations European theatre of World War II
13th Motorized Infantry Division militaryTheater European theatre of World War II
Polish–German front partOf European theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: European theater of World War II
Bay of Biscay anti-submarine campaign theater European theatre of World War II
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31st Infantry Division theater European theatre of World War II
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Commander of the Western Front (Red Army) militaryTheater European theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: European theater of World War II
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Operation Jubilee theater European theatre of World War II
29th Motorized Infantry Division theater European theatre of World War II
Wooden Wonder associatedWithTheatre European theatre of World War II
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subject surface form: Karl-Gerät
this entity surface form: European theater of World War II
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World War II films hasTypicalSetting European theatre of World War II
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this entity surface form: European Theater of World War II
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Central Europe campaign partOf European theatre of World War II
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this entity surface form: European theater of World War II
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II Corps (British Army) theatre European theatre of World War II
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World War II bombing hasLocation European theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: European theater of World War II
Der Gabelschwanz-Teufel associatedConflict European theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: European Theater of World War II
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RAF Hethel theatre European theatre of World War II
William B. Breuer wroteAbout European theatre of World War II
this entity surface form: European Theater of World War II
Battle of Fort Eben-Emael theater European theatre of World War II
Daimler-Benz DB 603A engine usedInConflict European theatre of World War II
subject surface form: Daimler-Benz DB 603A
Mława–Elbing Offensive theater European theatre of World War II