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'''North-West Europe 1944–1945''' is a [[battle honour]] earned by regiments of the [[British Commonwealth]] forces during the Second World War that took part in the actions of the northern part of the war's [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]]. The battle honour ''North-West Europe'' is suffixed with the year, or years, in which the awarded unit took part in the action.<ref name=cansol>[http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/campaigns/northwesteurope/northwesteurope.htm North-West Europe], canadiansoldiers.com, retrieved and [https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/campaigns/northwesteurope/northwesteurope.htm archived] 29 June 2019.</ref> |
'''North-West Europe 1944–1945''' is a [[battle honour]] (more properly known as an honorary distinction)<ref name=grenguards/> earned by regiments of the [[British Commonwealth]] forces during the Second World War that took part in the actions of the northern part of the war's [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]]. The battle honour ''North-West Europe'' is suffixed with the year, or years, in which the awarded unit took part in the action.<ref name=cansol>[http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/campaigns/northwesteurope/northwesteurope.htm North-West Europe], canadiansoldiers.com, retrieved and [https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/campaigns/northwesteurope/northwesteurope.htm archived] 29 June 2019.</ref> |
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It refers to the land campaign starting with the [[Operation Overlord|6th June landings]] in [[invasion of Normandy|Normandy]] and ended with [[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Field Marshal Montgomery]] taking the [[German surrender at Lüneburg Heath|German military surrender]] of all German forces in the Netherlands, Northwest Germany and Denmark on [[Lüneburg Heath]] in Northwest Germany. The campaign was conducted by Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of which the [[British 21st Army Group]] was a component, along with the American [[American 12th Army Group|12th]] and [[American 6th Army Group|6th Army Groups]]. Together, the three army groups comprised the Allied effort on the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]] which at its longest stretched from the North Sea to Switzerland. |
It refers to the land campaign starting with the [[Operation Overlord|6th June landings]] in [[invasion of Normandy|Normandy]] and ended with [[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Field Marshal Montgomery]] taking the [[German surrender at Lüneburg Heath|German military surrender]] of all German forces in the Netherlands, Northwest Germany and Denmark on [[Lüneburg Heath]] in Northwest Germany. The campaign was conducted by Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of which the [[British 21st Army Group]] was a component, along with the American [[American 12th Army Group|12th]] and [[American 6th Army Group|6th Army Groups]]. Together, the three army groups comprised the Allied effort on the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western Front]] which at its longest stretched from the North Sea to Switzerland. |
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It has been suggested that this article be merged into North-West Europe (battle honour). (Discuss) Proposed since June 2019.
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North-West Europe 1944–1945 is a battle honour (more properly known as an honorary distinction)[1] earned by regiments of the British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War that took part in the actions of the northern part of the war's Western Front. The battle honour North-West Europe is suffixed with the year, or years, in which the awarded unit took part in the action.[2]
It refers to the land campaign starting with the 6th June landingsinNormandy and ended with Field Marshal Montgomery taking the German military surrender of all German forces in the Netherlands, Northwest Germany and Denmark on Lüneburg Heath in Northwest Germany. The campaign was conducted by Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, of which the British 21st Army Group was a component, along with the American 12th and 6th Army Groups. Together, the three army groups comprised the Allied effort on the Western Front which at its longest stretched from the North Sea to Switzerland.
The battle honours for the Second World War were not awarded until 1957/58 by which point some units had amalgamated or been disbanded.
The following units were awarded the battle honour,
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