Allied operations in Western Europe

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Allied operations in Western Europe were the coordinated World War II campaigns by the Western Allies to invade, liberate, and secure Nazi-occupied Western European territories, culminating in the defeat of Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
military campaign
commandedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
conflict World War II
endTime 1945-05-08
followedBy Allied occupation of Germany
goal defeat of Nazi Germany
liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation
hasPart Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
Western Allied invasion of Germany
surface form: Allied invasion of Germany

Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy landings

Operation Cobra
Operation Dragoon
Operation Market Garden
Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
location Belgium
English Channel
France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
West Germany
notableCommander Arthur Tedder
Bernard Montgomery
George S. Patton
Omar Bradley
Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
surface form: Trafford Leigh-Mallory
opponent Nazi Germany
participant Canada
Free French Forces
Polish Armed Forces in the West
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf European theatre of World War II
precededBy Allied campaign in North Africa
Battle of Salerno
surface form: Allied invasion of Italy
result Allied victory
liberation of Belgium
liberation of France
liberation of the Netherlands
occupation of Western Germany by Allied forces
startTime 1944-06-06
strategicObjective advance into Germany from the west
establish a secure lodgement in France
supportedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy

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Allied Naval Expeditionary Force componentOf Allied operations in Western Europe
French–Luxembourg border hasHistoricalEvent Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: World War II Western Front operations
Miles Dempsey participatedIn Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe campaign
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division theatreOfOperations Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe campaign (1944–1945)
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division awardedBattleHonour Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: North-West Europe 1944–45
Arthur Tedder participatedIn Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied campaign in Western Europe
British 8th Armoured Brigade partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: British armoured forces in Northwest Europe
British 8th Armoured Brigade campaign Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe campaign
Liberation of Paris partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied advance from Normandy
Irish Guards engagement Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: North-West Europe Campaign 1944–1945
Liberation of Belgium partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied advance across Western Europe in 1944
Liberation of Luxembourg partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied campaign in Northwest Europe
1st Infantry Division campaign Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign
Oliver Leese participatedIn Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign
Royal Scots battleHonours Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: North-West Europe 1944–45
British Commonwealth forces conflict Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: North-West Europe Campaign (1944–1945)
1st Canadian Division theatreOfOperations Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe (Second World War)
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry battleHonour Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: North-West Europe 1944–45
Royal 22e Régiment notableEngagement Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign (1944–1945)
Royal Winnipeg Rifles battleHonour Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: North-West Europe 1944–1945
VII Corps notableOperation Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Western Front campaigns in World War II
90th Infantry Division (United States) notableTheater Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Western European Theater
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment distinguishedIn Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: World War II operations
Battle of Saint-Lô front Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied Western Front in Europe
Free Dutch forces participatedIn Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied air operations over Europe
Harry Crerar partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied forces in Northwest Europe
6th Airborne Division alliedForce Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied forces in Northwest Europe
Nan White partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe
British I Corps participatedIn Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: liberation of Northwest Europe
617 Squadron hasBattleHonour Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: France and Germany 1944–45
fall of the Third Reich hasCause Allied operations in Western Europe
this entity surface form: Western Allied invasion of Western Europe