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The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War [n] in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War [o] in modern Germany, Ukraine, and parts of Western Russia, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.
This is a list of military operations in Europe on the Eastern Front of World War II. These were operations by Germany and its allies on one side and the Soviet Union and its allies on the other and were a consequence of the German invasion in 1941. The geographic boundaries have blurred edges.
Eastern Solomons 23–25 August 1942; Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid: 5 October 1942; Cape Esperance: 11–12 October 1942 (Second Savo) Santa Cruz Islands: 26 October 1942; Guadalcanal: 12–15 November 1942 (Third Savo) Tassafaronga: 30 November – 1 December 1942 (Fourth Savo) Eastern New Guinea operation: 17 December 1942 – 24 July 1944
The Eastern Front was a theatre of World War II which primarily involved combat between the nations and allies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.Combat in the Eastern Front began with the two powers remaining peaceful towards each other, with the annexation of countries such as Albania and portions of Poland by Germany and its allies, and the annexation of Finland and the rest of Poland by ...
This category includes sub-categories and articles which reference events, organisations, societies and individuals that occurred, participated in or are notable for influencing military outcomes in fighting between the Axis forces and those of Finland from 22 June 1941 to 11 May 1945 on the territories of the USSR, Finland, Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Norway, Germany ...
Toggle Pre–World War II subsection. 1.1 Asia. 1.2 Europe and Africa. ... Eastern Front (initially Operation Barbarossa) (June 1941 to May 1945) Continuation War ...
United States non-interventionism before entering World War II Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).