European Theater

The European Theater was an area of heavy fighting across Europe, during World War II, from 1 September 1939 to 8 May 1945. Allied forces fought the Axis powers in three theatres: the Eastern Front, the Western Front and the Mediterranean Theatre.

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• Preceding events
• Outbreak of war in Europe
• Germany assumes dominance in northern Europe
• War comes to the west
• The war in the air
• The Mediterranean and Balkans
• The Eastern Front
• Allied invasion of Italy
• Allied invasion of occupied France
  • Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
  • Battle of the Bulge
• End of the war in Europe
• See also
• References