Western War (Elser Successful)
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Western War | |||||||
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German soldiers parade on the Champs Élysées on 14 June 1940 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany Italy Slovakia |
United Kingdom France Poland Belgium Netherlands Norway Denmark Luxembourg | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Adolf Hitler † Hermann Göring Walther von Brauchitsch Gerd von Rundstedt Victor Emmanuel III Benito Mussolini Umberto di Savoia Jozef Tiso |
Neville Chamberlain Edward Wood, Lord Halifax John Vereker, Lord Gort William Boyle, Lord Cork |
The Western War, also known as the German War, was a major armed conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1940. Following the invasion of Poland, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany. Poland capitulated in a matter of weeks and Germany invaded Denmark and Norway shortly after.