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List of military operations in the West European Theater during World War II by year

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Western Front

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Includes land and sea operations relating to north-west Europe, but excludes:

1935–1938

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  • Fall Rot ("Case Red") (1935) Nazi Germany — overview of defense planning in tandem with Fall Blau. Rot covered defence in the west in the event of military action in the east (Fall Blau).
  • Fall Blau ("Case Blue") (1935) Nazi Germany — overview of defense planning in tandem with Fall Rot.
  • Fall Otto ("Case Otto") (1937) Nazi Germany — plan to occupy Austria.
  • Fall Richard ("Case Richard") (1937) Nazi Germany — Contingency planning for Soviet/communist takeover in Spain.
  • Fall Grün ("Case Green") (1938) Nazi Germany — plan for invasion of Czechoslovakia.

1939

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1940

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1941

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1942

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1943

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1944

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1945

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See also

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List of World War II military operations

References

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  1. ^ a b c John Buckley, Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe, London: Yale University Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-300-13449-0.
  2. ^ Anon, British Army of the Rhine Battlefield Tour: Operation Neptune, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2022, ISBN 978-1-4745-3529-8.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Anon, British Army of the Rhine Battlefield Tour: Operation Plunder, Germany: BAOR, 1947/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2022, ISBN 978-1-4745-3532-8.
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