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Battles of the Western Front

Welcome to History Link 101's World War II Battles of the Western Front Page.  History Link 101 is a site developed for World History Classes, by a World History Teacher.     


Beginning Battles 
 
Invasions of Norway 1940 Essay, maps, weapons, and more. 
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7000

Operation Sealion 1940 Plan of Germany to invade Britain.
        Visual = N/A Content = 4    W7010

Blitzkeig One page describing "Lighting War" attack into France with eyewitness accounts.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5     W7020

Evacuation at Dunkirk One page eyewitness descriptions of evacuation of troop to Britain.
        Visual = 2 Content = 5     W7030

Evacuation at Dunkirk One page description.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7040

 

Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic From Canadian War Museum, one page essay.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7050

Battle of Atlantic With Statistics of ships sunk per year.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5     W7060

Battle of Atlantic One page summary.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7070

Battle of Atlantic Two pages with many statistics. Link to second page is on bottom right of the page.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7080

 

Battle of Britain 1940

Battle of Britain Large collection of pages on Ariel battle over Britain.
        Visual = 1 Content = 5     W7090

Eyewitness Accounts of Battle of Britain. 
        Visual = N/A Content = 5   W7100

Videos of Battle of Britain Ten short videos on the subject.
        Visual = 5 Content = N/A     W7110

Battle of Britain by RAF Links on left side lead to more information and images.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7120
  

St. Nazaire Raid 1942

Video about St. Nazaire Raid Fifty eight minute video, with testimonies of survivors.
        Visual = 5 Content = N/A     W7130

Raid at St. Nazaire One page summary.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5     W7140

St. Nazaire Raid One page with diagram and images.
        Visual = 4 Content = 5     W7150

St. Nazaire Raid One page summary.
        Visual = 3 Content = 5     W7160

Raid on St. Nazaire Website by St. Nazaire Society. Links to more information on left link bar.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5     W7170

 

Italy Area


Sicily July-August 1943.  Descriptions and pictures.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7180

Initial Invasion of Italy September 1943 - January 1944.  Pictures and Descriptions.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7190

 Anzio Italy January - May 1944.  Pictures and descriptions.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7200

Rome Arno January - September 1944.  Pictures, maps, and descriptions.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7210

Northern Italy September 1944 - April 1945.  Descriptions, images, and maps.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7220


African Campaigns 

 

Torbuk Pictures and essays on this battle in North Africa.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7230

Torbuk One page with pictures on this battle in Libya.
        Visual = 5 Content = 4    W7240

Egypt and Libya Campaign June 1942 - February 1943 Pictures and descriptions.
        Visual = 3 Content = 5    W7250

Algeria-French Morocco November 1942 pictures, maps, and descriptions.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7260

Tunisia November 1942-May 1943 descriptions and pictures.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7270

North Africa in World War II Large site with information on the North African Campaigns which includes some pictures.
        Visual = 4 Content = 5    W7280

North Africa Campaign Large amount of material.
        Visual = 5 Content = 4    W7290

First Battle of El Alamein and Second Battle of El Alamein One page summaries.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7300


  

D Day June 6th 1944

Images from Battle of D-Day Very large collection with descriptions of each.
        Visual = 5 Content = 4    W7310

Descriptions of D-Day  By PBS.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7320

D-Day Operation Overlord  Extensive site with information of different aspects and areas of the battle.
        Visual = 4 Content = 5    W7330

Normandy Descriptions, pictures and good maps.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7340

D-Day Large site from the Naval History and Heritage site with images, oral histories and more.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5     W7350

Eyewitness Accounts of D-Day on Beach and Civilian Account Both one page summary.
        Visual = 2 Content = 5     W7360

 

Liberation of France July - September 1944  


Liberation of Northern France Descriptions, images, and maps.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7370

Liberation of Southern France Descriptions, images, and maps.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7380
    

Battle of Arnhem September 1944

  


The Battle of Arnhem Bridge Site details with maps, pictures, and descriptions.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7390

Into the Rhineland September 1944 to March 1945.  Images, descriptions, and maps.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7400

Operation Market Garden Battle of Arnhem one page summary.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5   W7410
  

Battle of the Bulge
 

Images from Battle of Bulge  Large collection of images with descriptions.
        Visual = 5 Content = 4    W7420


Battle of the Bulge Strategy behind the attack, as well as maps and descriptions of the battle.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7430

Battle of the Bulge One page summary.
        Visual = N/A Content = 5    W7440


  

Last Battles       

  
 Attack into Central German March to May 1945.  Maps, descriptions, and images.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7450

 Attack into the Po Valley Northern Italy April - May 1945.  Descriptions, photos, and maps.
        Visual = 5 Content = 5    W7460