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
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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
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