Western Front of World War II
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The Western Front of World War II was the major European theater where Allied and German forces clashed from the invasion of France in 1940 through the D-Day landings and subsequent campaigns that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Front of World War II canonical | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
front
ⓘ
theater of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovak government-in-exile NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| characteristic |
combined arms warfare
ⓘ
extensive air superiority campaigns ⓘ large-scale amphibious operations ⓘ urban warfare in occupied cities ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Allied powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-05-08 ⓘ |
| involves |
liberation of Nazi concentration camps in Western Europe
ⓘ
resistance movements in occupied Europe ⓘ strategic bombing of German-occupied Europe ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Aachen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossing of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ D-Day landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Dieppe Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ German invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberation of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoney War NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr Pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Luftwaffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
defeat of Nazi Germany in Western Europe ⓘ occupation of western Germany by Allied forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-03 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | opening of a second front against Nazi Germany ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.