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The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat [nb 20] during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945.The Allied powers (including the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union) fought the Axis powers (including Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy) on both sides of the continent in the Western and Eastern fronts.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) commanded Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until May 1945. Battle of Normandy (June–August 1944) Northern France Campaign (July–September 1944)
End of state of war with Germany was declared by many former Western Allies from 1950. [43] In the Petersberg Agreement of 22 November 1949, it was noted that the West German government wanted an end to the state of war, but the request could not be granted.
This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative.. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort.
Western European theatre of World War II (9 C, 39 P) World War II operations and battles of Europe (5 C, 27 P, 3 F) Pages in category "European theatre of World War II"
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
ETOUSA became United States Forces European Theater (USFET) from 1 July 1945 to 15 March 1947; and then European Command (EUCOM) 15 March 1947 to 1 August 1952. Official U.S. Army lineage details for the European Theater of Operations are: [7] Organized 8 January 1942 in England as Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the British Isles
World War II operations and battles of the Western European Theatre (3 C, 6 P) Military history of Belgium during World War II (5 C, 11 P) Military history of France during World War II (12 C, 66 P)