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Western Front

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1939–1945Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1939

Erwin von Witzleben1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Witzleben commands German forces in the west as the war begins

1941

Adolf Hitler26 June 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk

1944

Hans SchmidtSeptember 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Germans were able to hold the region until they launched their final major, last-ditch offensive on the Western Front, into the Ardennes

1945

Adolf Hitler16 January 1945

Budapest · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest

Names involved

Adolf HitlerErwin von WitzlebenHans Schmidt

Provenance

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