Western Front

A German medic during the Battle of France

The Western Front, almost the same as it had been during WWI, was an area of Europe where the forces of Axis and the Allies fought. This area reaches from the English Channel to the western part of Germany as the eastern part of Germany was located in the Eastern Front. Other countries in this area included Denmark, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The heaviest part of the fighting in the Western Front was in Russia.

Major Events and Battles

1939

• Invasion of Poland

1940

• Phoney War
• Invasion of Norway
• Invasion of Luxembourg
• Battle of the Netherlands
• Battle of Belgium
• Fall of France
• Operation Collar
• Operation Ambassador
• The Battle of Britain