Battles of Western Front WW2
Battles of the Netherlands-The Battle of the Netherlands technically started in 1939 when Netherlands was under the rule of Prime Minister Hendrikus The Battle of Netherlands was part of a German military operation dubbed Fall Gelb through which Hitler conquered the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. 1940
Battle of Belgium-The Allied Armies had thought that this battle was Germany’s main attack, so they tried to impede the Germans in Belgium.The battle ended with the Germans occupying Belgium after the Belgian Army had surrendered.Belgian casualties are estimated at 6,090 deaths, 200,000 captured and 15,000 injured. 1940
Battle of Britain-German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. A significant turning point of World War II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force . 1940
Battle of Normandy-The Battle of Normandy was fought during World War II in the summer of 1944, between the Allied nations and German forces occupying Western Europe. More than 60 years later, the Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, remains the largest seaborne invasion in history.With the invasion of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower faced a task of magnitude and hazards never before attempted. He would have to move his forces 100 miles across the English Channel and storm a heavily fortified coastline
Battles of the Netherlands-The Battle of the Netherlands technically started in 1939 when Netherlands was under the rule of Prime Minister Hendrikus The Battle of Netherlands was part of a German military operation dubbed Fall Gelb through which Hitler conquered the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. 1940
Battle of Belgium-The Allied Armies had thought that this battle was Germany’s main attack, so they tried to impede the Germans in Belgium.The battle ended with the Germans occupying Belgium after the Belgian Army had surrendered.Belgian casualties are estimated at 6,090 deaths, 200,000 captured and 15,000 injured. 1940
Battle of Britain-German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. A significant turning point of World War II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force . 1940
Battle of Normandy-The Battle of Normandy was fought during World War II in the summer of 1944, between the Allied nations and German forces occupying Western Europe. More than 60 years later, the Normandy Invasion, or D-Day, remains the largest seaborne invasion in history.With the invasion of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower faced a task of magnitude and hazards never before attempted. He would have to move his forces 100 miles across the English Channel and storm a heavily fortified coastline