<P> The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark , Norway , Luxembourg , Belgium , the Netherlands , the United Kingdom , France , Italy , and Germany . World War II military engagements in Southern Europe and elsewhere are generally considered under separate headings . The Western Front was marked by two phases of large - scale combat operations . The first phase saw the capitulation of the Netherlands , Belgium , and France during May and June 1940 after their defeat in the Low Countries and the northern half of France , and continued into an air war between Germany and Britain that climaxed with the Battle of Britain . The second phase consisted of large - scale ground combat ( supported by a massive air war considered to be an additional front ) , which began in June 1944 with the Allied landings in Normandy and continued until the defeat of Germany in May 1945 . </P>
<P> The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark , Norway , Luxembourg , Belgium , the Netherlands , the United Kingdom , France , Italy , and Germany . World War II military engagements in Southern Europe and elsewhere are generally considered under separate headings . The Western Front was marked by two phases of large - scale combat operations . The first phase saw the capitulation of the Netherlands , Belgium , and France during May and June 1940 after their defeat in the Low Countries and the northern half of France , and continued into an air war between Germany and Britain that climaxed with the Battle of Britain . The second phase consisted of large - scale ground combat ( supported by a massive air war considered to be an additional front ) , which began in June 1944 with the Allied landings in Normandy and continued until the defeat of Germany in May 1945 . </P>
what event began the second front in world war ii
what event began the second front in world war ii
the Allied landings in Normandy
the Allied landings in Normandy