The Western Front (Broken Ice)

The Western Front is the name given to the engagement between the United Kingdom and her allies and the German Empire and her allies during the Great European War, that occurred in Western Europe from Norway to France, therefore excluding the Greek and Italian campaigns.

This engagement is usually divided in several periods.
 * The Phony War.
 * The Fall of Western Europe
 * The Battle of Britain
 * The Bombing Campaign
 * The European Invasion
 * The Truce and Negotiation

The Phony War
This period comprise from the declaration of War by Britain, Australia and New Zealand to Germany, on September 3, 1939, after the invasion of Poland, to the invasion of Denmark in 1940.

The Fall of Western Europe
This period includes the German invasions of Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in spring and summer 1940.

The Battle of Britain
This period includes the German attempt to break the United Kingdom by engaging in a massive air attack to Great Britain and preparing an invasion to the Isles.

The Bombing Campaign
This period begins in the middle of the Battle of Britain, but it is usually counted when Britain begun to engage in bombing German cities and Germany finally stopped to raid into British airspace, and up to the European Invasion.

The European Invasion
The European invasion begun either in November 1943 when the British assaulted Northern Norway beginning a land fight in the Western Front, and further established in March 1944 when the British assulted German controlled Belgium, establishing and securing beachheads, soon followed by beachheads in Pass de Calais and Normandy.

The Truce and Negotiation
After the Fall of the Nazi leadership, negotiations begun in May and a truce was declared on June 1st.

In this period, Britain and her allies stopped the bombing campaign in Germany, and observed the retreat of German regular army and air force from the occupied territories, but kept fighting collaborationist and SS troops in the liberated nations.