Advance to the Elbe

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Advance to the Elbe was a late-World War II Western Allied military campaign that pushed forces deep into central Germany, culminating in their linkup with Soviet troops along the Elbe River.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Western Allied advance to the Elbe
belligerent Canada
France
Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
United States
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Canada
France
Germany
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
endTime 1945
goal advance Western Allied forces into central Germany
link up with Soviet forces on the Elbe River
involves Soviet Union
Western Allies
location Elbe River
Germany
central Germany
militaryBranch British Army
Canadian Army
French Army
United States Army
opponent Wehrmacht
partOf Western Allied invasion of Germany
final Allied offensives in Europe
precededBy Allied crossing of the Rhine
result Western Allied forces reached the Elbe River
linkup of Western Allied and Soviet troops
significantEvent first contact between Western Allied and Soviet ground forces on the Elbe River
startTime 1945
strategicEffect contributed to the collapse of Nazi Germany
deep penetration into central Germany by Western Allies
theater European theatre of World War II
timePeriod late World War II

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Western Allied invasion of Germany
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