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 in campaigns from the invasion of France and the Low Countries to the final push into Nazi Germany.
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military front
ⓘ
theater of war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Western European Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Czechoslovak government-in-exile forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy (1943–1945, co-belligerent with Allies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
liberation of Belgium
ⓘ
liberation of France ⓘ liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ occupation of Western Germany by Allied forces ⓘ |
| endCause | German Instrument of Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 8 May 1945 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Allied invasion of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Berlin (Western Allied participation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Dunkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Channel Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossing of the Rhine 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 Nordwind NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoney War NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr Pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Allied invasion of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
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English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpposingForces |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
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Western Allies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Luftwaffe
NERFINISHED
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Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Allied crossing of the Rhine
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ German invasion of France and the Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ German unconditional surrender in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startEvent | German invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | decisive for liberation of Western Europe ⓘ |
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