World War II Tributes: Timelines

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors. Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival. - Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Battles of World War II
83 battles across 29 countries

1938
Jul 29:	Battle of Lake Khasan	Asia	Russia
1939
May 11:	Battle of Halhin Gol	Asia	Mongolia
Sept 8:	Battle of Bzura	Europe	Poland
Nov 30:	Invasion of Finland	Europe	Finland
Dec 8:	Battle of Suomussalmi	Europe	Finland
Dec 12:	Battle of Tolvajärvi	Europe	Finland
Dec 13:	Battle of the River Plate	South America	Uruguay
1940
Feb 26:	Battle of Honkaniemi	Europe	Finland
Apr 9:	Battle of Norway	Europe	Norway
May 10:	Capture of Fort Eben-Emael	Europe	France
May 13:	Battle of the Meuse	Europe	France
May 26:	Evacuation of Dunkirk	Europe	France
Jun 5:	Battle of France	Europe	France
Jun 20:	Battle of Southeast France	Europe	France
Jul 3:	Operation Catapult	Africa	Algeria
Jul 10:	Battle of Britain	Europe	Great Britain
Nov 11:	Battle of Taranto	Europe	Italy
Nov 27:	Battle of Cape Spartivento	Europe	Italy
1941
Feb 7:	Battle of Beda Fomm	Africa	Libya
Mar 28:	Battle of Cape Matapan	Europe	Greece
Mar 31:	Siege of Tobruk	Africa	Libya
May 20:	Battle of Crete	Europe	Greece
May 24:	Battle of the Denmark Strait	Europe	Iceland
Jun 15:	Operation Battleaxe	Africa	Libya
Sept 8:	Siege of Leningrad	Europe	Russia
Nov 18:	Operation Crusader	Africa	Libya
Dec 7:	Attack on Pearl Harbor	Pacific	USA
Dec 11:	Fall of Wake Island	Pacific	USA
Dec 23:	Battle of Rangoon	Asia	Myanmar
1942
Jan 13:	Operation Drumbeat	North America	USA
Jan 24:	Battle of Balikpapan	Pacific	Malaysia
Feb 7:	Siege of Singapore	Asia	Singapore
Feb 19:	Battle of Badung Strait	Pacific	Indonesia
Feb 27:	Battle of the Java Sea	Pacific	Indonesia
Apr 18:	Doolittle Raid	Pacific	Japan
May 5:	Battle of the Coral Sea	Pacific	New Guinea
May 11:	Battles of Aleutian Islands	Pacific	USA
May 15:	Battle of Gazala	Africa	Libya
Jun 4:	Battle of Midway	Pacific	USA
Jul 1:	Battles of El Alamein	Africa	Egypt
Aug 7:	Guadalcanal	Pacific	Solomon Islands
Aug 9:	Battle of Savo Island	Pacific	Solomon Islands
Aug 11:	Operation Torch	Africa	Algeria
Aug 18:	Raid on Dieppe	Europe	France
Aug 20:	Battle of Tenaru River	Pacific	Solomon Islands
Aug 23:	Battle of Stalingrad	Europe	Russia
Aug 25:	Battle of Milne Bay	Pacific	New Guinea
Aug 30:	Battle of Alam Halfa	Africa	Egypt
Dec 10:	Battles of Arakan	Asia	Myanmar
Dec 30:	Battle of the Barents Sea	Europe	Russia
1943
Feb 14:	Battle of Kasserine Pass	Africa	Tunisia
Mar 20:	Battle of Mareth Line	Africa	Tunisia
Jul 5:	Battle of Kursk	Europe	Russia
Jul 9:	Invasion of Sicily	Europe	Italy
Jul 15:	Battle of Kolombangara	Pacific	Solomon Islands
Sept 9:	Battle of Salerno	Europe	Italy
Oct 14:	Air Raid of Schweinfurt	Europe	Germany
Nov 1:	Battle of Bougainville	Pacific	Solomon Islands
1944
Jan 22:	Landings at Anzio	Europe	Italy
Feb 5:	Battle of the Admin Box	Asia	Myanmar
Feb 12:	Battles of Monte Cassino	Europe	Italy
Mar 8:	Battle of the Tennis Court	Asia	India
Mar 30:	Air Raid on Numerberg	Europe	Germany
Apr 4:	Battle of Kohima	Asia	India
May 27:	Battle of Biak	Pacific	New Guinea
Jun 6:	Operation Overlord	Europe	France
Jul 18:	Battle of Caen	Europe	France
Sept 17:	Battle of Arnhem	Europe	Netherlands
Oct 24:	Battle of Surigao Strait	Pacific	Philippines
Oct 25:	Battle off Samar Island	Pacific	Philippines
Oct 25:	Battle of Cape Engano	Pacific	Philippines
Dec 16:	Battle of the Bulge	Europe	Belgium
1945
Jan 1:	Operation Bodenplatte	Europe	Belgium
Jan 9:	Battle of the Sibuyan Sea	Pacific	Philippines
Feb 14:	Fire Bombing of Dresden	Europe	Germany
Feb 16:	Battle of Iwo Jima	Pacific	Japan
Apr 1:	Battle of Okinawa	Pacific	Japan
Apr 15:	Battle of the Argenta Gap	Europe	Italy
Apr 16:	Battle of the Oder-Neisse	Europe	Germany
Apr 20:	Battle of Berlin	Europe	Germany
Apr 26:	Battle of Halbe	Europe	Germany
May 6:	Prague Offensive	Europe	Czech Rep
Aug 6:	Hiroshima and Nagasaki	Pacific	Japan