European Theater of Operations

The European Theater of Operations, or ETO, is the term used in the United States to refer to US operations north of the Mediterranean coast, in the European Theater of World War II.

Campaigns and Operations

(see also U.S. campaigns in WWII)

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Albert Coady Wedemeyer was chief author of the Victory Program, published 3 months before the U.S. entered the war in 1941, it advocated the defeat of the German armies on the European continent. When the U.S. entered the war, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the U.S. declared war on both Germany and Japan, a modified version of his plan was adopted by President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Under the German first policy, the plan was expanded to include the blue print for the Normandy landings.

Related Topics:
Albert Coady Wedemeyer - Franklin Roosevelt - Winston Churchill

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Until SHAEF was operational ETOUSA liaised closely with the British in the planning and organising of Operation Overlord.

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• Normandy Campaign June 6, 1944 - July 24, 1944
• Northern France Campaign July 25, 1944 - September 14, 1944
• Southern France Campaign
• Rhineland Campaign
• Lorraine Campaign (unofficial) September 1, 1944 - December 18, 1944
• Ardennes-Alsace Campaign December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945 ("Battle of the Bulge")
• Central Europe Campaign March 22, 1945 - May 11, 1945