Allied operations in Western Europe

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World War II military operation military campaign

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.

Aliases (17)

North-West Europe 1944–45 ×3
Northwest Europe Campaign ×2
Northwest Europe campaign ×2
Allied advance across Western Europe in 1944 ×1
Allied advance from Normandy ×1
Allied campaign in Northwest Europe ×1
Allied campaign in Western Europe ×1
British armoured forces in Northwest Europe ×1
North-West Europe 1944–1945 ×1
North-West Europe Campaign (1944–1945) ×1
North-West Europe Campaign 1944–1945 ×1
Northwest Europe (Second World War) ×1
Northwest Europe Campaign (1944–1945) ×1
Northwest Europe campaign (1944–1945) ×1
Western European Theater ×1
Western Front campaigns in World War II ×1
World War II Western Front operations ×1

Statements (51)

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 → Allied invasion of Germany → Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Bulge → 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 → Trafford Leigh-Mallory →
opponent	Nazi Germany →
participant	Canada → Free French Forces → Polish Armed Forces in the West → Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States →
partOf	European theatre of World War II →
precededBy	Allied campaign in North Africa → 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 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British 8th Armoured Brigade ("British armoured forces in Northwest Europe") → Liberation of Belgium ("Allied advance across Western Europe in 1944") → Liberation of Luxembourg ("Allied campaign in Northwest Europe") → Liberation of Paris ("Allied advance from Normandy") →	partOf
Arthur Tedder ("Allied campaign in Western Europe") → Miles Dempsey ("Northwest Europe campaign") → Oliver Leese ("Northwest Europe Campaign") →	participatedIn
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ("North-West Europe 1944–45") → Royal Winnipeg Rifles ("North-West Europe 1944–1945") →	battleHonour
1st Infantry Division ("Northwest Europe Campaign") → British 8th Armoured Brigade ("Northwest Europe campaign") →	campaign
1st Canadian Division ("Northwest Europe (Second World War)") → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ("Northwest Europe campaign (1944–1945)") →	theatreOfOperations
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ("North-West Europe 1944–45") →	awardedBattleHonour
Royal Scots ("North-West Europe 1944–45") →	battleHonours
Allied Naval Expeditionary Force →	componentOf
British Commonwealth forces ("North-West Europe Campaign (1944–1945)") →	conflict
Irish Guards ("North-West Europe Campaign 1944–1945") →	engagement
French–Luxembourg border ("World War II Western Front operations") →	hasHistoricalEvent
Royal 22e Régiment ("Northwest Europe Campaign (1944–1945)") →	notableEngagement
VII Corps ("Western Front campaigns in World War II") →	notableOperation
90th Infantry Division (United States) ("Western European Theater") →	notableTheater