Western Front of World War II

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front theater of war

The Western Front of World War II was the major European theater where Allied and German forces fought across Western Europe, including campaigns from the invasion of France and the Low Countries to the liberation of occupied territories and the final advance into Germany.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Western Front of World War II canonical	36
Western Front (World War II)	9
Western Front in World War II	3
Northwest Europe (World War II)	1
Second World War Western Front	1
Western Europe (Second World War)	1
Western Front (Second World War)	1
Western Front (World War II air war)	1
Western Front during World War II	1
World War II Western Front operations	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	front ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
belligerent	Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovak government-in-exile NERFINISHED ⓘ Fascist Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
conflictBetween	Allied powers NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1945-05-08 ⓘ
frontOpposedTo	Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesEvent	Allied invasion of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Allied invasion of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossing of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ D-Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Dieppe Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ Fall of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberation of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberation of Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoney War NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Allied invasion of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	combined arms operations by Allied forces ⓘ large-scale amphibious operations ⓘ strategic bombing campaigns over Western Europe ⓘ
opponent	Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
partOf	European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ defeat of Nazi Germany ⓘ liberation of Belgium ⓘ liberation of France ⓘ liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ occupation of Western Germany by Allied forces ⓘ
significantCommander	Albert Kesselring NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ Erwin Rommel NERFINISHED ⓘ George S. Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1939-09-01 ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

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

Liberation of Brittany → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Red Patch Division → associatedWithTheatreOfWar → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Europe (World War II)

No. 85 Group RAF → theatre → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Battle of Hannut → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

World War II Battle of Cherbourg → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Liberation of Dunkirk → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

U.S. XV Corps → engagement → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front in World War II

BEF → theatre → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Nan White → front → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben → participatedIn → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Metz → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

French 3rd Army → theaterOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front in World War II

Advance to the Seine → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Liberation of Brussels → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Capture of Bremen → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Verrières Ridge → theatre → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Battle of the Hochwald → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Army corps of the Wehrmacht Heer → usedInConflict → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Rocherath–Krinkelt battles → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Operation Varsity → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 21 → theaterOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 200 → theaterOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Call of Duty 3 → campaignFocus → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

German surrender in Denmark → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Operation Grenade → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Allied headquarters in Reims → locatedIn → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

51st (Highland) Infantry Division → theatre → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

1. Armee → notableEngagement → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II Western Front operations

Belgium and France → sharesWorldWarTheater → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Operation Blockbuster → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

battle for Xanten → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle for Xanten

Reichswald Forest → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

German 7th Army → theater → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF → theatreOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

No. 149 Squadron RAF → operatedIn → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II air war)

Liberation of Antwerp → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

159th Infantry Brigade → theatreOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

XI Army Corps → theater → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Konrad Haase → conflict → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Edward R. Murrow → reportedFrom → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front during World War II

8 DLI → theatreOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Europe (Second World War)

General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → theatreOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Front (Second World War)

Defense of the Siegfried Line → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Defense of the Rhine → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Crossing of the Roer River → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

French Army Group → notableEra → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second World War Western Front

Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade → conflict → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Dompaire → partOf → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Pegasus (emblem of British airborne forces) → usedIn → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

Major John Howard → theaterOfOperations → Western Front of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: John Howard

this entity surface form: Western Front in World War II