List of World War II battles

USS Lexington explodes during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II.

This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period. Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localised to a specific area and over a specific period. However, use of the terms in naming such events is not consistent. For example, the Battle of the Atlantic was more or less an entire theatre of war, and the so-called battle lasted for the duration of the entire war. Another misnomer is the Battle of Britain, which should be considered a campaign, not a battle.

Battle	Campaign	Theatre	Start	End	Allies	Axis	Victory
Westerplatte	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-07	Poland	Germany   Danzig	Axis
Chojnice	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01			Germany	Axis
Danzig	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01			Danzig	Axis
Danzig Bay	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01			Germany	Axis
Krojanty	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01				Axis
Lasy Królewskie	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01				Allies
Mokra	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01				Allies
Mikołów	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-02			Axis
Pszczyna	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-02			Axis
Częstochowa	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-03			Axis
Mława	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-03			Axis
Jordanów	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-03			Axis
Węgierska Górka	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-03			Axis
Grudziądz	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-04			Axis
Tuchola Forest	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-05			Axis
Slovak invasion of Poland	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-09-16		Slovakia	Axis
Hel	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-01	1939-10-02		Germany	Axis
Fraustadt	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-02				Allies
Borowa Góra	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-02	1939-09-06			Axis
Bukowiec	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-03				Axis
Katowice	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-03	1939-09-04			Axis
Piotrków Trybunalski	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-04	1939-09-06			Axis
Różan	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-04	1939-09-06			Axis
Tomaszów Mazowiecki	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-06				Axis
Pułtusk	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-06	1939-09-07			Axis
Łódź	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-06	1939-09-08			Axis
Barak	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-07	1939-09-08			Allies
Łomża	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-07	1939-09-10			Axis
Wizna	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-07	1939-09-10			Axis
Saar Offensive	Phoney War	Western Front	1939-09-07	1939-10-16	France		Axis
Wola Cyrusowa	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-08		Poland		Allies
Radom	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-08	1939-09-09			Axis
Gdynia	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-08	1939-09-14			Axis
Warsaw	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-08	1939-09-28			Axis
Bzura	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-09	1939-09-19			Axis
Kampinos Forest	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-09	1939-09-20			Axis
Jarosław	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-10	1939-09-11			Axis
Kępa Oksywska	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-10	1939-09-19			Axis
Kałuszyn	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-11	1939-09-12			Allies
Przemyśl	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-11	1939-09-14			Axis
Lwów	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-12	1939-09-22		Germany   Soviet Union	Axis
Modlin	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-13	1939-09-29		Germany	Axis
Jaworów	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-14	1939-09-16			Allies
Brześć Litewski	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-14	1939-09-17			Axis
Kobryń	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-14	1939-09-18			Inconclusive
Tomaszów Lubelski	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-17	1939-09-26			Axis
Wilno	Soviet invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-18	1939-09-19		Soviet Union	Soviet
Wólka Węglowa	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-19			Germany	Allies
Krasnystaw	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-19	1939-09-20			Axis
Grodno	Soviet invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-20	1939-09-22		Soviet Union	Soviet
Cześniki	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-21	1939-09-22		Germany	Allies
Łomianki	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-22			Soviet Union	Axis
Krasnobród	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-23			Germany	Allies
Husynne	Soviet invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-24			Soviet Union	Soviet
Władypol	Soviet invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-27				Soviet
Szack	Soviet invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-09-28				Allies
Wytyczno	Soviet invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-10-01				Soviet
Kock	Invasion of Poland	Eastern Front	1939-10-02	1939-10-05		Germany	Axis
Suomussalmi	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-11-30	1940-01-08	Finland	Soviet Union	Finnish
Petsamo	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-11-30	1940-03-13			Soviet
Salla	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-11-30	1940-03-13			Finnish
Ilomantsi (1939)	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-10	1939-12-16			Stalemate
River Plate	Battle of the Atlantic		1939-12-13		United Kingdom   New Zealand	Germany	Allies
Taipale	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-06	1939-12-27	Finland	Soviet Union	Finnish
Kollaa	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-07	1940-03-13			Finnish
Varolampi Pond	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-10	1939-12-11			Finnish
Tolvajärvi	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-12				Finnish
Summa (first)	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-16	1939-12-22			Finnish
Kelja	Winter War	Eastern Front	1939-12-25	1939-12-27			Finnish
Raate Road	Winter War	Eastern Front	1940-01-01	1940-01-07			Finnish
Kuhmo	Winter War	Eastern Front	1940-01-28	1940-03-13			Stalemate
Summa (second)	Winter War	Eastern Front	1940-02-01	1940-02-15			Soviet
Altmark	Phoney War	Western Front	1940-02-16		United Kingdom	Germany	Allies
Honkaniemi	Winter War	Eastern Front	1940-02-25	1940-02-27	Finland	Soviet Union	Soviet
Vyborg Bay (1940)	Winter War	Eastern Front	1940-03-02	1940-03-13			Ceasefire
Oslofjord	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-08		Norway	Germany	Axis
German invasion of Denmark	Operation Weserübung	Western Front	1940-04-09		Denmark		Axis
Drøbak Sound	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09		Norway		Allies
Fornebu	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09				Axis
Horten Harbour	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09				Axis
Kristiansand	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09				Axis
Lofoten	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09		United Kingdom		Allies
Narvik	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09	1940-06-08	Norway   France   United Kingdom Poland		Allies
Narvik (naval Norwegian)	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-09		Norway		Axis
Midtskogen	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-10				Allies
Narvik (first naval)	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-10		United Kingdom		Allies
Narvik (second naval)	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-13				Allies
Dombås	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-14	1940-04-19	Norway		Allies
Hegra Fortress	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-15	1940-05-05			Axis
Namsos	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04	1940-05	United Kingdom   France   Norway		Axis
Åndalsnes	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-19	1940-05	United Kingdom   Norway		Axis
Gratangen	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-23	1940-04-25	Norway		Axis
Høljarast Bridge	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-24				Axis
Kvam	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-04-25	1940-04-26	United Kingdom   Norway		Axis
Vinjesvingen	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-05-03	1940-05-05	Norway		Axis
Nordland	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-05-08	1940-06-01	United Kingdom   Norway		Axis
The Hague	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-10		Netherlands		Allies
Invasion of Iceland	Allied occupation of Iceland	Western Front	1940-05-10		United Kingdom	Iceland	Allies
German invasion of Luxembourg		Western Front	1940-05-10		Luxembourg	Germany	Axis
Maastricht	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-10		Netherlands		Axis
Fort Ében-Émael	German invasion of Belgium	Western Front	1940-05-10	1940-05-11	Belgium		Axis
Mill	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-10	1940-05-11	Netherlands		Axis
Rotterdam	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-10	1940-05-14			Axis
Zeeland	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-10	1940-05-18	Netherlands   France   United Kingdom		Axis
Grebbeberg	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-11	1940-05-13	Netherlands		Axis
Afsluitdijk	German invasion of the Netherlands	Western Front	1940-05-12	1940-05-14			Axis
Hannut	German invasion of Belgium	Western Front	1940-05-12	1940-05-14	Belgium		Axis
Sedan	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-12	1940-05-17	France   United Kingdom		Axis
Gembloux	German invasion of Belgium	Western Front	1940-05-14	1940-05-15	France		Allies
Montcornet	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-17				Allies
Arras	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-21		France   United Kingdom		Axis
Boulogne	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-22	1940-05-25	France   United Kingdom   Belgium		Axis
Calais	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-22	1940-05-26	France   United Kingdom   Belgium		Axis
Lys	German invasion of Belgium	Western Front	1940-05-24	1940-05-28	Belgium   France   United Kingdom		Axis
Ypres–Comines Canal	German invasion of Belgium	Western Front	1940-05-26	1940-05-28	United Kingdom   Belgium		Allies
Dunkirk	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-26	1940-06-04	France   United Kingdom   Belgium   Canada   Netherlands		Axis
Abbeville	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-27	1940-06-04	France   United Kingdom		Axis
Lille	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-05-28	1940-05-31	France		Axis
Fall Rot	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-06-05	1940-06-25	France   United Kingdom		Axis
Operation Juno	Norwegian campaign	Western Front	1940-06-08		United Kingdom		Axis
Italian invasion of France	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-06-10	1940-06-25	France   United Kingdom	Italy	Axis
Siege of Malta		Mediterranean Front	1940-06-11	1942-11-20	United Kingdom   Canada   South Africa   Australia   New Zealand   Free France Greece Poland Norway   United States	Italy   Germany	Allies
Lagarde	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-06-17	1940-06-18	Poland	Germany	Axis
Saumur	Battle of France	Western Front	1940-06-18	1940-06-20	France		Axis
Espero Convoy	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-06-28		United Kingdom   Australia	Italy	Inconclusive
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina			1940-06-28	1940-07-03	Romania	Soviet Union   Germany	Soviets
Mers-el-Kébir	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-07-03		United Kingdom	France	Allies
Kassala	East African campaign	African Front	1940-07-04			Italy	Axis
Kanalkampf	Battle of Britain	Western Front	1940-07-04	1940-08-11	United Kingdom   Netherlands   Norway   Canada Poland   Belgium	Germany	Inconclusive
Calabria	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-07-09		United Kingdom   Australia	Italy	Inconclusive
Cape Spada	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-07-19		United Kingdom   Australia		Allies
Tug Argan	East African campaign	African Front	1940-08-11	1940-08-15	United Kingdom		Axis
Adlertag	Battle of Britain	Western Front	1940-08-13			Germany	Allies
The Hardest Day	Battle of Britain	Western Front	1940-08-18				Inconclusive
Battle of Britain Day	Battle of Britain	Western Front	1940-09-15				Allies
Graveney Marsh	Battle of Britain	Western Front	1940-09-27				Allies
Italian invasion of British Somaliland	East African campaign	African Front	1940-08-03	1940-08-19	United Kingdom   Australia   South Africa	Italy	Axis
The Blitz	Battle of Britain	Western Front	1940-09-07	1941-05-11	United Kingdom	Germany   Italy	Inconclusive
Italian invasion of Egypt	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1940-09-09	1940-09-16	United Kingdom   Free France	Italy	Axis
Lạng Sơn	Japanese invasion of French Indochina	South-East Asian Front	1940-09-22	1940-09-26	Vichy France	Japan	Japanese
Dakar	West African campaign	African Front	1940-09-23	1940-09-25	United Kingdom   Free France   Australia	Vichy France	Vichy
Franco-Thai War		South-East Asian Front	1940-10	1941-01-28	Vichy France	Thailand	Thai
Cape Passero	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-10-12		United Kingdom	Italy	Allies
Convoy BN 7	East African campaign	African Front	1940-10-20	1940-10-21	United Kingdom   New Zealand   Australia		Allies
Gabon	West African campaign	African Front	1940-10-27	1940-11-12	Free France   United Kingdom	Vichy France	Allies
Pindus	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1940-10-28	1940-11-13	Greece	Italy	Allies
Elaia–Kalamas	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1940-11-02	1940-11-08			Allies
Taranto	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-11-11	1940-11-12	United Kingdom		Allies
Morava–Ivan	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1940-11-14	1940-11-23	Greece	Italy Albania	Allies
Korytsa	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1940-11-16	1940-11-22		Italy	Allies
Cape Spartivento	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1940-11-27		United Kingdom		Inconclusive
Saranda	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1940-12	1940-12	Greece		Allies
Nibeiwa	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1940-12-09		United Kingdom		Allies
Sidi Barrani	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1940-12-10	1940-12-11	United Kingdom   Australia   Free France		Allies
Himara	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1940-12-13	1940-12-22	Greece		Allies
Giarabub	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1940-12-25	1941-03-21	United Kingdom   Australia		Allies
Bardia	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-01-03	1941-01-05	Australia   United Kingdom   Free France		Allies
Klisura Pass	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1941-01-06	1941-01-11	Greece		Allies
Operation Excess	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-01-10	1941-01-11	United Kingdom   Australia	Italy   Germany	Allies
Operation Berlin (Atlantic)	Battle of the Atlantic		1941-01-22	1941-03-22	United Kingdom	Germany	Axis
Mechili	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-01-24			Italy	Allies
Agordat	East African campaign	African Front	1941-01-26	1941-01-31			Allies
Trebeshina	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1941-01-29	1941-02-17	Greece		Allies
Kufra	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-01-31	1941-03-01	Free France   United Kingdom		Allies
Keren	East African campaign	African Front	1941-02-03	1941-03-27	United Kingdom   Free France		Allies
Beda Fomm	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-02-06	1941-02-07	United Kingdom   Australia		Allies
Operation Sonnenblume	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-02-06	1941-05-25	United Kingdom   Australia	Germany   Italy	Axis
Action of 27 February 1941		Indian Ocean	1941-02-27		New Zealand	Italy	Allies
Hill 731	Greco–Italian War	Mediterranean Front	1941-03-09	1941-03-24	Greece		Allies
Shanggao	Second Sino-Japanese War		1941-03-14	1941-04-09	China	Japan	Chinese
Saïo	East African campaign	African Front	1941-03-25	1941-07-06	Belgium   United Kingdom   Ethiopian Empire   South Africa	Italy	Allies
Souda Bay	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-03-26		United Kingdom   Norway		Axis
Cape Matapan	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-03-27	1941-03-29	United Kingdom   Australia		Allies
4 April 1941	Battle of the Atlantic		1941-04-04		United Kingdom	Germany	Axis
Operation Retribution (1941)	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-06	1941-04-08	Yugoslavia		Axis
Metaxas Line	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-06	1941-04-09	Greece		Axis
Invasion of Yugoslavia	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-06	1941-04-18	Yugoslavia	Germany   Hungary   Italy	Axis
Tobruk	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-04-10	1941-11-27	Australia   United Kingdom   New Zealand Poland Czechoslovakia	Germany   Italy	Allies
Vevi	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-11	1941-04-12	Australia   Greece   New Zealand   United Kingdom	Germany	Axis
Ptolemaida	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-13		United Kingdom   Australia   New Zealand		Axis
Kleisoura Pass	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-13	1941-04-14	Greece		Axis
Lake Kastoria	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-15				Axis
Tarigo Convoy	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-16		United Kingdom	Italy	Allies
Tempe Gorge	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-18		Australia   New Zealand	Germany	Allies
Bardia	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-04-19	1941-04-20	United Kingdom   Australia	Germany   Italy	Allies
Athens	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-20		United Kingdom	Germany	Axis
Thermopylae	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-04-24	1941-04-25	Australia   New Zealand		Axis
Anglo-Iraqi War		Middle Eastern Front	1941-05-02	1941-05-31	United Kingdom   Australia   New Zealand   Greece	Iraq   Germany   Italy   Vichy France	Allies
Amba Alagi	East African campaign	African Front	1941-05-04	1941-05-19	United Kingdom   South Africa   Ethiopian Empire	Italy	Allies
Convoy OB 318	Battle of the Atlantic		1941-05-07	1941-05-10	United Kingdom	Germany	Allies
Action of 8 May 1941		Indian Ocean	1941-05-08				Allies
Operation Brevity	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-05-15	1941-05-16	United Kingdom   Australia	Germany   Italy	Inconclusive
Last battle of Bismarck	Battle of the Atlantic		1941-05-18	1941-05-27	United Kingdom Poland	Germany	Allies
Rethymno	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-05-20	1941-05-29	Australia   Greece		Axis
Crete	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-05-20	1941-06-01	New Zealand   Greece   United Kingdom   Australia	Germany   Italy	Axis
Denmark Strait	Battle of the Atlantic		1941-05-24		United Kingdom	Germany	Axis
Operation Skorpion	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-05-26	1941-05-27			Axis
42nd Street	Balkans campaign	Mediterranean Front	1941-05-27		Australia   New Zealand		Allies
Litani River	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-09		United Kingdom   Australia	Vichy France	Allies
Jezzine	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-13	1941-06-14	Australia		Allies
Sidon	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-13	1941-06-15			Allies
Operation Battleaxe	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-06-15	1941-06-17	United Kingdom Poland Czechoslovakia	Germany   Italy	Axis
Kissoué	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-15	1941-06-17	United Kingdom   Free France	Vichy France	Allies
Damascus	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-18	1941-06-21	United Kingdom   Australia   Free France		Allies
Merdjayoun	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-19	1941-06-24	United Kingdom   Australia		Allies
Palmyra	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-06-21	1941-07-02	United Kingdom		Allies
Operation Rentier	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-06-22		Soviet Union	Germany	Axis
Brest Fortress	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-06-22	1941-06-29			Axis
Białystok–Minsk	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-06-22	1941-07-09			Axis
Gulf of Riga	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1941-06-22	1941-08			Axis
Soviet submarine campaign (1941)	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1941-06-22	1941-11			Inconclusive
Hanko	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-06-22	1941-12-02		Finland	Axis
German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-06-22			Germany	Axis
Raseiniai	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-06-23	1941-06-27			Axis
Brody	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-06-23	1941-06-30			Axis
Operation Platinum Fox	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-06-29	1941-09-21		Germany   Finland	Allies
Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-07	1941-08		Finland   Germany	Axis
Operation Arctic Fox	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-07-01	1941-11-17		Germany   Finland	Stalemate
Operation München	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-07-02	1941-07-26		Romania   Germany	Axis
Deir ez-Zor	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-07-03		United Kingdom	Vichy France	Allies
Damour	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-07-05	1941-07-09	Australia		Allies
Smolensk (1941)	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-07-10	1941-09-10	Soviet Union	Germany	Axis
Kiev (1941)	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-07-07	1941-09-26			Axis
Finnish invasion of East Karelia	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-07-10	1941-12-06		Finland   Germany	Axis
Beirut	Syria–Lebanon campaign	Middle Eastern Front	1941-07-12		United Kingdom   Australia   Free France	Vichy France	Allies
Operation Substance	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-07-13	1941-07-28	United Kingdom   Australia	Italy	Allies
Uman	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-07-15	1941-08-08	Soviet Union	Germany Romania   Hungary Slovakia	Axis
Twin Pimples	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-07-17	1941-07-18	United Kingdom   Australia	Italy	Allies
Bengtskär	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-07-26		Soviet Union	Finland	Axis
Operation EF	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-07-30		United Kingdom	Germany   Finland	Axis
Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-07-31	1941-09-05	Soviet Union	Finland	Axis
Culqualber	East African campaign	African Front	1941-08-06	1941-11-21	United Kingdom   South Africa   Ethiopian Empire	Italy	Allies
Odessa (1941)	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-08-08	1941-10-16	Soviet Union	Romania   Germany   Italy	Axis
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran		Middle Eastern Front	1941-08-25	1941-08-31	Soviet Union   United Kingdom   Australia	Iran	Allies
Soviet evacuation of Tallinn	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-08-27	1941-08-31	Soviet Union	Finland   Germany	Axis
Porlampi	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1941-08-30	1941-09-01		Finland	Axis
Loznica	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-08-31		Chetniks	Germany	Yugoslavs
Changsha (1941)	Second Sino-Japanese War		1941-09-06	1941-10-08	China	Japan	Chinese
Leningrad	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-09-08	1944-01-27	Soviet Union	Germany   Finland   Italy	Allies
Operation Beowulf	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1941-09-09	1941-10-21	Soviet Union	Germany	Axis
Šabac	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-09-21	1941-09-26	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans	Germany   Croatia	Axis
Kruševac	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-09-23	1941-09-27	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans	Germany	Axis
Sea of Azov	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-09-26	1941-10-11	Soviet Union	Germany Romania	Axis
Operation Halberd	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-09-27		United Kingdom Netherlands Poland	Italy	Allies
Petrikowka	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-09-27	1941-09-30	Soviet Union		Axis
Operation Uzice	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-09-27	1941-11-29	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans	Germany   Croatia	Axis
Bryansk	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-09-30	1941-10-21	Soviet Union	Germany	Axis
Moscow	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-09-30	1942-01-07			Allies
Kraljevo	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-10-09	1941-10-31	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans		Axis
Borodino Field	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-10-13	1942-01-18	Soviet Union		Allies
Rogatica (1941)	Yugoslavia	Mediterranean Front	1941-10-13	1941-10-24	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans	Croatia	Yugoslavs
Tikhvin	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-10-16	1941-12-31	Soviet Union	Germany	Allies
Crimean campaign	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-10-18	1944-07-04		Germany Romania   Italy	Axis
Kharkov (first)	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-10-20	1941-10-24		Germany	Axis
Sevastopol	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-10-30	1942-07-04		Germany Romania   Italy	Axis
Novi Pazar	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-11	1941-12	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans	Albania Sandžaks	Axis
Olovo	Yugoslavia	Mediterranean Front	1941-11-01	1941-12-17	Chetniks Yugoslav Partisans	Croatia	Yugoslavs
Trešnjica	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-11-02		Yugoslav Partisans	Chetniks	Partisans
Duisburg Convoy	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-11-08	1941-11-09	United Kingdom	Italy	Allies
Gondar	East African campaign	African Front	1941-11-13	1941-11-27	United Kingdom   South Africa   Ethiopian Empire	Italy	Allies
Operation Crusader	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-11-18	1941-12-30	United Kingdom   New Zealand   South Africa   Australia Poland Czechoslovakia	Italy   Germany	Allies
Bir el Gubi	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-11-19		United Kingdom	Italy	Axis
Point 175	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-11-29	1941-12-01	New Zealand		Axis
Pljevlja	Uprising in Montenegro	Mediterranean Front	1941-12-01	1941-12-02	Yugoslav Partisans		Axis
Bir el Gubi	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1941-12-04	1941-12-07	United Kingdom	Italy   Germany	Axis
Operation Mihailovic	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-12-04	1941-12-09	Chetniks	Germany	Axis
Japanese invasion of Thailand		Pacific Front	1941-12-07		Thailand	Japan	Axis
Kota Bharu	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-08 (local)		United Kingdom   Australia   New Zealand		Axis
Pearl Harbor	Central Pacific	Pacific Front	1941-12-07		United States		Axis
Batan Island	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-08				Axis
Clark Field	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-08				Axis
Midway bombardment (first)		Pacific Front	1941-12-07 (local)				Axis
Operation Krohcol	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-08	1941-12-13	United Kingdom		Axis
Hong Kong		Pacific Front	1941-12-08	1941-12-25	United Kingdom   Canada   China   Free France		Axis
Japanese invasion of Thailand		Pacific Front	1941-12-08		Thailand		Axis
Singapore (1941)	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-08		United Kingdom		Inconclusive
Guam (1941)		Pacific Front	1941-12-08	1941-12-10	United States		Axis
Wake Island		Pacific Front	1941-12-08	1941-12-23			Axis
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-10		United Kingdom		Axis
Vigan	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-10		United States		Axis
Aparri	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-10				Axis
Jitra	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-10	1941-12-13	United Kingdom		Axis
Legazpi	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-12		United States		Axis
Cape Bon	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-12-13		United Kingdom Netherlands	Italy	Allies
Japanese invasion of Burma	Burma campaign	South-East Asian Front	1941-12-14	1942-05-28	United Kingdom   China   United States	Japan   Thailand	Axis
Gurun	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-14	1941-12-16	United Kingdom	Japan	Axis
Kerch Peninsula	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1941-12-16	1942-05-19	Soviet Union	Germany Romania	Axis
Sirte (first)	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-12-17		United Kingdom   Australia Netherlands	Italy	Inconclusive
Alexandria	Battle of the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Front	1941-12-19		United Kingdom		Axis
Davao	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-19	1941-12-25	United States	Japan	Axis
Lingayen Gulf	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-21	1941-12-23			Axis
Lamon Bay	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1941-12-21	1941-12-23			Axis
Sjenica	Uprising in Serbia	Mediterranean Front	1941-12-22		Yugoslav Partisans	Sandžaks   Italy   Germany	Axis
Kampar	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1941-12-30	1942-01-02	United Kingdom	Japan	Stalemate
Slim River	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1942-01-05	1942-01-07			Axis
Bataan	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1942-01-07	1942-04-09	United States		Axis
Dražgoše	Slovene Lands	Mediterranean Front	1942-01-09	1942-01-11	Slovene Partisans	Germany	Axis
Kuala Lumpur	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1942-01-11		United Kingdom	Japan	Axis
Gemas	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1942-01-14		Australia		Allies
Muar	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1942-01-14	1942-01-22	United Kingdom   Australia		Axis
Endau	Malayan campaign	Pacific Front	1942-01-26	1942-01-27			Axis
Makassar Strait	Dutch East Indies campaign	Pacific Front	1942-02-04		Netherlands   United States		Axis
Sarimbun Beach	Battle of Singapore	Pacific Front	1942-02-08	1942-02-09	Australia		Axis
Kranji	Battle of Singapore	Pacific Front	1942-02-09	1942-02-10			Axis
Bukit Timah	Battle of Singapore	Pacific Front	1942-02-10	1942-02-12	United Kingdom   Australia		Axis
Pasir Panjang	Battle of Singapore	Pacific Front	1942-02-13	1942-02-15	United Kingdom		Axis
Badung Strait	Dutch East Indies campaign	Pacific Front	1942-02-19	1942-02-20	Netherlands   United States   United Kingdom		Axis
Java Sea	Dutch East Indies campaign	Pacific Front	1942-02-27		Netherlands   United States   United Kingdom   Australia		Axis
Java (1942)	Dutch East Indies campaign	Pacific Front	1942-02-28	1942-03-12			Axis
Suursaari	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1942-03-26	1942-04-02	Soviet Union	Finland	Axis
Christmas Island	Dutch East Indies campaign	Pacific Front	1942-03-31	1942-04-01	United Kingdom   United States	Japan	Axis
Indian Ocean raid		Indian Ocean	1942-03-31	1942-04-10	United Kingdom   Australia Netherlands   United States   Canada		Axis
Nanos	Slovene Lands	Mediterranean Front	1942-04-18		Slovene Partisans	Italy	Axis
Doolittle Raid	Central Pacific	Pacific Front	1942-04-18		United States   China	Japan	Allies
Coral Sea	New Guinea campaign	Pacific Front	1942-05-04	1942-05-08	United States   Australia		Allies
Corregidor	Philippines campaign (Axis)	Pacific Front	1942-05-05	1942-05-06	United States		Axis
Adzhimushkay quarry	Operation Barbarossa	Eastern Front	1942-05-16	1942-10-30	Soviet Union	Germany	Axis
Gazala	Western Desert campaign	African Front	1942-05-26	1942-06-21	United Kingdom   South Africa   Free France   Canada	Italy   Germany	Axis
Midway	Central Pacific	Pacific Front	1942-06-04	1942-06-07	United States	Japan	Allies
Soviet submarine campaign (1942)	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1942-06	1942-10	Soviet Union	Germany   Finland   Sweden	Allies
Someri	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1942-07-08	1942-07-10		Finland   Germany	Axis
Sinyavino	Operation Nordlicht (1942)	Eastern Front	1942-08-19	1942-10-10		Germany	Stalemate
Sukho Island	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1942-10-22				Allies
Soviet submarine campaign (1943)	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1943-04	1943-08		Germany   Finland	Axis
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-06-10	1944-08-09		Finland   Germany	Allies
Nerva Island	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-06-19	1944-06-20		Germany	Allies
Tienhaara	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-06-22			Finland	Axis
Kaprolat and Hasselmann	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-06-25	1944-06-26		Germany	Allies
Tali–Ihantala	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-06-25	1944-07-09		Finland   Germany	Axis
Gulf of Finland U-boat campaign	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1944 (summer)	1945 (spring)	Soviet Union   Finland	Germany   Finland	Allies w/ Finland
Vyborg Bay	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-06-30	1944-07-10	Soviet Union	Finland   Germany	Inconclusive
Vuosalmi	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-07-04	1944-07-17		Finland	Inconclusive
Nietjärvi	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-07-15	1944-07-17			Axis
Ilomantsi (1944)	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-07-26	1944-08-13			Axis
Operation Hokki	Continuation War	Eastern Front	1944-07-31	1944-08-31			Axis
Soviet submarine campaign (1944)	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1944-10	1944-12		Germany	Allies
Soviet naval campaign (1945)	Baltic Sea campaigns	Eastern Front	1945-01	1945-05-09			Allies

Battles from 1941

1943

• Battle of Osankarica	About 2,000 Germans massacred all 69 men and women of the Pohorje Battalion. Germans lost 19 men dead and had 31 wounded.
• Battle of Rennell Island	Japanese bombers sink a cruiser.
• Third Battle of Kharkov	Germans retake Kharkov.
• Battle of the Kasserine Pass	Battle between US and German armored forces in Tunisia.
• Battle of Neretva	German Army offensive in southern Bosnia. Offensive launched to encircle and destroy Yugoslavian Communist Partisan forces. Supporting the German forces in this effort were Italian, Ustaše and Serbian Royalist Chetnik units. The partisans were badly mauled but managed to escape encirclement.
• Battle of the Komandorski Islands	Naval engagement between US and Japan in the Bering Sea.
• Battle of the Ruhr	British strategic bombing of the industrial Ruhr Area, which had coke plants, steelworks and ten synthetic oil plants. Targets included the Krupp armament works (Essen), the Nordstern synthetic-oil plant (Gelsenkirchen), and the Rheinmetal–Borsig plant in Düsseldorf.
• Battle of the Bismarck Sea	U.S. and Royal Australian Air Force planes attack and sink most of a Japanese convoy carrying troops to reinforce Lae, New Guinea.
• Battle of the Bering Sea	United States and Japanese navies fight an inconclusive battle.
• Operation Cartwheel	Operation to neutralize the Japanese base at Rabaul.
• Battle of Attu	United States troops defeat and drive the Japanese off the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
• Warsaw Ghetto Uprising	5,000 Jews and 2,000 Germans die, Jews confined.
• Battle of Sutjeska	Another attempt by German forces in Yugoslavia, this time supported by Italian, Bulgarian, and Serbian units, to encircle and destroy the Yugoslavian Communist Partisan forces in southern Bosnia. Again, the partisans were mauled but escaped.
• Battle of Castle Turjak	Slovene partisans took the castle guarded by the Slovene village sentries.
• Battle of Kursk	Germans attack Kursk salient at Orel and Belgorod, Russians drive them back. A very big tank battle.
• Allied invasion of Sicily	Allies take Sicily from the Italians and German armies.
• Allied invasion of Italy	Landings at Calabria, Taranto and Salerno.
• Dodecanese Campaign Battle of Kos Battle of Leros	Allied and German scramble to occupy the Dodecanese Islands. German amphibious and airborne operation to capture Kos. German amphibious and airborne operation to capture Leros.
• Battle of Smolensk	The Soviets attack 850,000 German troops near Smolensk Fortified Region, drive them back inflicting severe losses.
• Battle of Kiev (1943)	Kiev retaken by Soviets.
• Raid on Schweinfurt	milestone air battle between the Luftwaffe and the USAAF known as "Black Thursday"
• Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission	another big daylight air battle, first shuttle mission.
• Battle of Berlin	Germany defend Berlin from the British.
• Battle of Tarawa	First major American amphibious landing in the Pacific.
• Battle of Makin	Americans capture the atoll of Makin Atoll.
• Salamaua-Lae campaign	Australian and U.S. forces capture two major Japanese bases at Lae and at Salamaua.
• Battle of Wau	Australians defeat Japanese attempts to capture Wau, New Guinea.
• Battle of the Bernhardt Line	U.S. 5th Army sustains 16,000 casualties fighting through the Mignano Gap to reach the Cassino defenses.
• Moro River Campaign Battle of Ortona

1944

• Battle of Meiktila
• Battle of Monte Cassino	Four battles in Italy Jan - May. Allies finally breakthrough towards Rome.
• Battle of Monte Castelo	An unsuccessful attempt to break through the Northern Apennines. The battle marked the Brazilian Expeditionary Force's entry into the land war in Europe.
• Battle of Anzio Battle of Cisterna
• Battle of Kwajalein	American forces assault the islands of Kwajalein and Roi-Namur.
• Battle of the Admin Box	Japanese attempt a local counter-attack against an Allied offensive.
• Battle of Eniwetok	Battle between American and Japanese on Eniwetok Atoll.
• Battle of Imphal and Battle of Kohima	Attempted Japanese invasion of India fails with heavy losses.
• U Go offensive	Allied successfully defend Manipur from the Axis
• Operation Ichi-Go	Successful Japanese campaign to capture American air bases in China capable of sending bombers to Japan.
• Operation Rösselsprung	German attempt to capture Tito using airborne troops.
• Battle of Normandy	Allies invade northern France (Operation Overlord), hard fighting from Cherbourg to Caen, Germans surrounded and destroyed at Falaise.
• Battle of Saipan	The battle was fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands and resulted disastrous for Japanese forces since most died.
• Second Battle of Guam	American forces capture back Guam.
• Battle of Tinian	American forces capture Tinian.
• Operation Bagration	Soviet offensive destroys German Army Group Center on the Eastern Front.
• Battle of Philippine Sea	Major carrier battle; US lose 123 planes and destroy 315 Japanese planes.
• Battle of Tali-Ihantala	Finnish stop Soviet offensive.
• Warsaw Uprising	20,000 armed Poles against 55,000 Wehrmacht and SS. 90% of city destroyed, more than 250,000 casualties.
• Operation Dragoon	Allied invasion of Southern France.
• Battle of Debrecen	Soviets gain ground in Hungary but German and Hungarian forces manage to withdraw relatively intact after both sides suffer similar losses.
• Gothic Line offensive	British 8th Army and U.S. 5th Army attempt unsuccessfully to break into the north Italian plains.
• Battle of Arnhem	The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed.
• Battle of Peleliu	A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific.
• Battle of Aachen	Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II.
• Battle of the Scheldt	Decisive Canadian victory, solved the logistical problems of the Allies, and opened the port of Antwerp for supplies directly to the front.
• Battle of Crucifix Hill	The 18th Infantry, U.S. 1st Infantry Division take Crucifix Hill, a crucial position to help surround Aachen. Cpt. Bobbie E. Brown is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroics.
• Battle of Angaur	American forces capture an island in Palau.
• Battle of Hurtgen Forest	Stubborn German defense, appalling losses to US army.
• Battle of Leyte	American and Filipino guerrillas forces capture Leyte.
• Battle of Leyte Gulf	The largest air-sea battle in history.
• Operation Queen	was a joint British-American operation during World War II at the Western Front between Aachen and the Rur river.
• Battle of Mindoro
• Battle of Vianden	The only major open battle fought between the Luxembourgish Resistance against German forces.
• Battle of the Bulge	German counterattack in Ardennes; General McAuliffe says "NUTS" at Bastogne.

1945

• Battle of Luzon	The battle where Mexico entered World War II, contributing pilots to help the United States and the Philippines defeat Japan in the South Pacific, with a loss of 37,870 Allied soldiers and 217,000 Japanese soldiers; an Allied victory.
• Operation Elephant	Allied offensive against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands.
• Raid at Cabanatuan	US Army Rangers rescue Bataan and Corregidor POWs from Japanese prison camp.
• Battle of Bataan	U.S. and Philippine Forces retake the historic Bataan Peninsula.
• Battle of Küstrin	Soviet forces besieged and captured the strategic fortress town of Küstrin, paving the way for the final assault on Berlin.
• Battle of Manila	City totally devastated after month-long battle between the American, Filipino, and Japanese forces; 100,000 civilians killed.
• Battle of Corregidor	Spectacular combined U.S. and Philippine assault retakes island bastion from Japanese forces.
• Raid at Los Baños	U.S. Airborne Task Force rescues more than 2,000 Allied POWs and civilian internees held by Japanese.
• Battle of Iwo Jima	After a month, U.S. Forces take main offshore Japanese island.
• Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay	Japanese defeated in Central Burma.
• Battle of Mindanao	U.S. Eighth Army together with the Philippine Commonwealth troops completes the recapture of Southern Philippines.
• Battle of the Visayas	U.S. Eighth Army together with the Philippine Commonwealth troops retakes central Philippine islands.
• Operation Varsity	134 Allied gliders land troops in Weisel.
• Operation Spring Awakening	The last German offensive of the war, launched around Lake Balaton, in Hungary.
• Operation Encore	10th Mountain Division and the Brazilian Expeditionary Force forced the German LI Mountain Corps from their positions in the Northern Apennines, leading to the start of the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy.
• Battle of West Henan–North Hubei	Indecisive battle between China and Japan. Japan controls airbases after battle.
• Battle of Groningen	Canadian forces capture Dutch city from SS troops.
• Battle of Otterlo	German forces attempt to break an encirclement by attacking Canadian and British forces.
• Battle of Halbe	Part of Battle of Berlin, Germans unable to break out.
• Battle of Berlin	Soviet forces encircle and capture German capital; Hitler commits suicide.
• Battle of Hamburg	British forces capture German city.
• Battle for Castle Itter	Troops of the 23rd Tank Battalion of the 12th Armored Division, Wehrmacht, SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt Siegfried Schrader, and recently freed French prisoners of war defended Itter Castle against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division.
• Prague Offensive	1st, 4th, and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts of the Soviet Army crushed the last concentration of German troops (over 1,000,000 men in two army groups) in southeastern Germany and Czechoslovakia. These troops were Army Group Centre and the remnants of Army Group Ostmark.
• Battle of Trieste	British army and Yugoslav Partisans capture the city.
• Battle of Tarakan	Allied attack as part of the Borneo campaign.
• Battle of Poljana	(14–15 May 1945) Battle between Yugoslav partisans and HOS (Croatia), German Wehrmacht, Slovene Home Guard...
• Battle of Odžak	Last battle of World War II in Europe. Between Yugoslav partisans and HOS (Croatia) from 19 April to 25 May 1945.
• Battle of West Hunan	Chinese victory in final battle to expel Japan.
• Battle of Okinawa	US takes Japanese Island in the Ryūkyūs; many casualties to both sides.
• Battle of North Borneo	Australian victory during final stages of World War II in the Pacific.
• Battle of Balikpapan	Allied victory over Japan.
• Battle of Manchuria	Soviet forces liberate Manchuria.
• Surrender of Japan	Japan surrenders on September 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.

African Front

Main article: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

• North African campaign: June 1940 –May 1943
  • Western Desert campaign: June 1940 – February 1943
    • Battle of Gazala: May–June 1942
      • Battle of Bir Hakeim: May–June 1942
    • First Battle of El Alamein: July 1942
    • Battle of Alam el Halfa: August–September 1942
    • Second Battle of El Alamein: October–November 1942
    • Battle of El Agheila: December 1942
  • Operation Torch: November 1942
    • Operation Terminal: 8 November 1942
    • Naval Battle of Casablanca
  • Tunisia Campaign: November 1942 – May 1943
    • Battle of the Kasserine Pass: February 1943
    • Battle of Sidi Bou Zid: February 1943
    • Battle of Medenine: March 1943
    • Battle of the Mareth Line: March 1943
    • Battle of El Guettar: March–April 1943
    • Operation Flax: April 1943
    • Battle of Longstop Hill (1943): April 1943
    • Battle of Hill 609: April–May 1943
    • Operation Vulcan: May 1943
    • Operation Retribution: May 1943
    • Operation Strike: May 1943

Mediterranean Front

Main article: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

• Battle of the Mediterranean Sea: June 1940–May 1945
  • Second Battle of Sirte
  • Operation Vigorous
  • Operation Pedestal
  • Battle of Skerki Bank
  • Raid on Algiers
  • Battle of the Cigno Convoy
  • Battle of the Campobasso Convoy
  • Battle of the Messina Convoy
  • Operation Scylla
  • Battle of the Ligurian Sea
• Operation Agreement: September 1942
• Operation Strangle: March 1943 – June 1944
• Allied invasion of Sicily: July–August 1943
  • Operation Ladbroke
  • Operation Fustian
  • Battle of Troina
• Allied invasion of Italy: September 1943
  • Operation Slapstick
• Dodecanese Campaign: September–October 1943
  • Battle of Leros
  • Battle of Kos
  • Battle of Rhodes
• Battle of Naples: September 1943
• Volturno Line: October–November 1943
• Barbara Line: October–November 1943
• Air Raid on Bari: December 1943
• Battle of Ortona: December 1943
• Bernhardt Line: December 1943 – January 1944
• Moro River Campaign: December 1943
• Battle of Monte Cassino: January–May 1944
  • Operation Diadem
• Battle of Anzio: January–June 1944
  • Battle of Cisterna
• Trasimene Line: June–July 1944
• Battle of Ancona: June–July 1944
• Gothic Line: August–December 1944
  • Battle of Gemmano
  • Battle of Rimini
• Battle of San Marino: September 1944
• Battle of Garfagnana: December 1944
• Battle of Monte Castello: November 1944 – February 1945
• Spring 1945 offensive in Italy: April–May 1945
  • Battle of Bologna:
  • Battle of the Argenta Gap:
  • Battle of Collecchio:

Western Front

Main article: Western Front (World War II)

• Aerial incidents in Switzerland in World War II (1940–1945)
• Operation Cerberus: February 1942
• Operation Donnerkeil: February 1942
• St. Nazaire Raid: March 1942
• Dieppe Raid: August 1942
• Battle of Berlin (air): November 1943 – March 1944
• Western Allied invasion of France: June 1944–March 1945
  • Operation Overlord: June–August 1944
    • Operation Tonga
    • Normandy landings
    • Battle for Caen
      • Operation Perch
        • Battle of Villers-Bocage
      • Operation Epsom
      • Operation Windsor
      • Operation Charnwood
      • Operation Jupiter
      • Second Battle of the Odon
      • Operation Goodwood
      • Operation Atlantic
      • Battle of Verrières Ridge
      • Operation Spring
    • Battle of Cherbourg
      • Battle of Carentan
        • Battle of Bloody Gulch
    • Battle of Saint-Lô
    • Operation Cobra
    • Operation Lüttich
    • Battle for Brest
    • Operation Totalize
    • Falaise Pocket
      • Operation Tractable
        • Battle of Hill 262
      • Battle of Chambois
    • Liberation of Paris
    • French Resistance
  • Operation Valkyrie: July 1944
  • Operation Dragoon: August–September 1944
    • Operation Romeo
    • Battle of Port Cros
    • Battle of La Ciotat
  • Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine: August 1944 – March 1945
  • Clearing the Channel Coast: September–November 1944
    • Operation Astonia
    • Siege of Dunkirk (1944)
    • Operation Wellhit
    • Operation Undergo
    • Battle of the Scheldt
  • Lorraine Campaign: September–December 1944
    • Battle of Nancy
    • Battle of Metz
    • Battle of Arracourt
• Operation Market Garden: September 1944
  • Battle of Arnhem
  • Battle of Nijmegen
• Battle of Moerbrugge: September 1944
• Battle of Aachen: September–October 1944
  • Battle of Crucifix Hill
• Battle of Overloon: September–October 1944
• Battle of Hürtgen Forest: September–December 1944
  • Operation Queen
• Operation Clipper: November 1944
• Battle of Vianden: November 1944
• Battle of Kesternich: December 1944 – February 1945
• Battle of the Bulge: December 1944 – January 1945
  • Battle of Elsenborn Ridge
    • Losheim Gap
    • Battle of Lanzerath Ridge
  • Battle of Clervaux
  • Battle of St. Vith
  • Siege of Bastogne
  • Operation Bodenplatte
• Operation Nordwind: January 1945
• Colmar Pocket
• Operation Blackcock: January 1945
• Operation Veritable: February 1945
• Operation Grenade: February 1945
• Operation Lumberjack
  • Battle of Remagen
• Western Allied invasion of Germany: March–May 1945
  • Operation Undertone
  • Operation Plunder
    • Operation Varsity
  • Ruhr Pocket
  • Battle of Kassel
  • Battle of Heilbronn
  • Operation Amherst
  • Battle of Nuremberg
  • Battle of Hamburg
  • Battle of Castle Itter
• Liberation of Arnhem
• Battle of Groningen
• Battle of Otterlo

Operation Blackout

Atlantic Ocean

• Battle of the Atlantic: 1939–1945
  • Battle of Torpedo Alley
  • Action of 27 March 1942
  • Battle of the St. Lawrence
  • Action of 6 June 1942
  • Convoy PQ 17
  • Naval Battle of Casablanca
  • Battle of the Barents Sea
  • Battle of Sept-Îles
  • Battle of the North Cape
  • Operation Stonewall
    • Battle of the Bay of Biscay
  • Operation Teardrop
  • Battle of Ushant
  • Battle of Pierres Noires
  • Action of 9 February 1945
  • Battle of Point Judith

Eastern Front

Main article: Eastern Front (World War II)

• Soviet Winter counter-offensive: December 1941 – May 1942
  • Battles of Rzhev
    • Operation Büffel
  • Toropets-Kholm Operation
  • Demyansk Pocket
  • Second Battle of Kharkov
• Operation Kremlin
• Axis Summer offensive: June–November 1942
  • Operation Braunschweig: July–November 1942
  • Battle of Voronezh (1942)
  • Battle of the Caucasus
    • Malaya Zemlya
  • Battle of Kalach
  • Battle of Stalingrad July 1942 – February 1943
    • Battle of Stalingrad from Romania side
• Operation Uranus: November 1942
• Operation Mars: November–December 1942
• Operation Little Saturn: December 1942 – February 1943
  • Tatsinskaya Raid
• Operation Winter Storm: December 1942
• Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943)
• Operation Polyarnaya Zvezda
  • Battle of Krasny Bor
• Ostrogozhsk-Rossosh Operation
• Battle of Voronezh (1943)
• Third Battle of Kharkov
• Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
• Operation Citadel: ^[1] July–August 1943
  • Battle of Kursk
    • Battle of Prokhorovka
    • Operation Kutuzov
• Battle of Smolensk (1943)
  • Battle of Lenino
• Fourth Battle of Kharkov
  • Battle of Belgorod
• Białystok Ghetto Uprising: August 1943
• Battle of the Dnieper: August–December 1943
  • Battle of Kiev (1943)
• Operation Concert: September 1943
• Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive: December 1943 – April 1944
  • Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive
  • Korsun Pocket
  • Uman-Botoshany Offensive
  • Kamenets-Podolsky pocket
• Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive
• Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket
• Battle of Narva (1944): February–August 1944
  • Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha Offensive
  • Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive
  • Battle for Narva Bridgehead
    • Battle of Auvere
  • Narva Offensive (15–28 February 1944)
  • Narva Offensive (1–4 March 1944)
  • Narva Offensive (July 1944)
    • Battle of Tannenberg Line
• Operation Margarethe
• Crimean Offensive (1944)
  • Kerch-Eltigen Operation
• Shyaulyay Offensive
• Battle of Someri
• Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
• Operation Bagration: June–August 1944
  • Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
  • Mogilev Offensive
  • Bobruysk Offensive: June 1944
  • Minsk Offensive
  • Polotsk Offensive
  • Šiauliai Offensive
  • Vilnius Offensive
  • Belostock Offensive: July 1944
  • Lublin–Brest Offensive
  • Kaunas Offensive
  • Osovets Offensive
• Battle of Tali-Ihantala
• Battle of the Bay of Viipuri: June–July 1944
• Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
• Battle of Radzymin (1944)
• Warsaw Uprising
  • Battle of Jaktorów
• Battle of Studzianki
• Operation Doppelkopf
• Romanian campaign: August–December 1944
  • Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
    • First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
      • Battle of Târgul Frumos
        • First Battle of Târgu Frumos
        • Second Battle of Târgu Frumos
• Slovak National Uprising
• Battle of the Dukla Pass
• Baltic Offensive
  • Riga Offensive (1944)
  • Tallinn Offensive
    • Battle of Porkuni
  • Moonsund Landing Operation
  • Battle of Memel
• Belgrade Offensive
• Operation Nordlicht (1944–1945)
• Battle of Debrecen
• Operation Panzerfaust
• Courland Pocket
• Gumbinnen Operation
• Budapest Offensive: October 1944 – February 1945
  • Siege of Budapest: December 1944 – February 1945
    • Operation Konrad
• Anti-Soviet resistance by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army: April 1944 – October 1945
• Vistula–Oder Offensive: January–February 1945
  • Battle of Poznań (1945)
• East Prussian Offensive
  • Heiligenbeil Pocket
  • Battle of Königsberg
• Defense of Schwedt Bridgehead
• Silesian Offensives
  • Lower Silesian Offensive
    • Siege of Breslau: February–May 1945
  • Upper Silesian Offensive
• Operation Solstice
• East Pomeranian Offensive
  • Battle of Kolberg
• Operation Spring Awakening
  • Battle of the Transdanubian Hills
• Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive
• Vienna Offensive
• Bratislava–Brno offensive
• Samland Offensive
• Battle of Berlin: April–May 1945
  • Battle of the Oder-Neisse
    • Battle of the Seelow Heights
  • Battle of Halbe
• Battle of Bautzen (1945): April 1945
• Prague Offensive
• Battle of Odzak: 19 April – 25 May 1945

Indian Ocean

• Japanese occupation of the Andaman Islands: 1942–1945
• Battle of Christmas Island: March–April 1942
• Indian Ocean raid: March–April 1942
• Easter Sunday Raid: April 1942
• Battle of Madagascar: May–November 1942
• Cocos Island Mutiny: May 1942
• Battle of La Réunion: November 1942
• Indian Ocean raid (1944): March 1944

Pacific Front

Main article: Pacific War

• Japanese attacks on the U.S. or U.S. unincorporated territories
  • Japanese occupation of Philippines: December 1941 – May 1942
    • Battle of Bataan (1942), January–April 1942
    • Battle of Corregidor: May 1942
  • Battle of Dutch Harbor: June 1942
  • Battle of Midway: June 1942
  • Japanese occupation of Kiska: June 1942
  • Japanese occupation of Attu: June 1942
• Japanese occupation of Dutch East Indies: December 1941 – March 1942
  • Battle of Borneo (1941–42)
    • Battle of Tarakan (1942)
    • Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
  • Battle of Manado (1942)
  • Battle of Ambon (1942)
  • Battle of Makassar Strait (1942)
  • Battle of Palembang (1942)
  • Battle of Badung Strait (1942)
  • Battle of Timor (1942–43)
  • Battle of the Java Sea (1942)
  • Battle of Sunda Strait (1942)
  • Battle of Java (1942)
  • Second Battle of the Java Sea (1942)
• Japanese Invasion of Rabaul, January–February 1942
• Japanese attacks on Australia: February–June 1942
  • Bombing of Darwin: February 1942
  • Attack on Broome: March 1942
  • Attack on Sydney Harbour: May–June 1942
  • Raid on Darwin: May 1943
• Japanese Invasion of Salamaua–Lae, March 1942
• Japanese Invasion of Tulagi, May 1942
• Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
• Battle of Midway, June 1942
• Japanese Invasion of Buna-Gona, July 1942
• Kokoda Track campaign, July–November 1942
  • Battle of Kokoda
  • Battle of Isurava, August 1942
  • First Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing, August–September 1942
  • Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill,
  • Battle of Ioribaiwa, September 1942
  • Second Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing, October 1942
  • Battle of Oivi–Gorari, November 1942
• Battle of Milne Bay, August–September 1942
• Guadalcanal Campaign: August 1942 – February 1943
  • Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo, August 1942
  • Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
  • Makin Island raid, August 1942
  • Battle of the Tenaru: August 1942
  • Battle of the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
  • Battle of Edson's Ridge: September 1942
  • Actions along the Matanikau: September–October 1942
  • Battle of Cape Esperance, October 1942
  • Battle for Henderson Field: October 1942
  • Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942
  • Matanikau Offensive: November 1942
  • Koli Point action: November 1942
  • Carlson's Patrol: November–December 1942
  • Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. November 1942
  • Battle of Tassafaronga, November 1942
  • Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse: December 1942
  • Battle of Rennell Island: January 1943
• New Guinea campaign: October 1942 – August 1945
  • Battle of Goodenough Island, October 1942
  • Battle of Buna–Gona, November 1942 – January 1943
  • Battle of Wau, January 1943
  • Battle of the Bismarck Sea, March 1943
  • Salamaua–Lae campaign, April–September 1943
    • Battle of Mubo, April–July 1943
    • Battle of Bobdubi, April–August 1943
    • Battle of Lababia Ridge, June 1943
    • Landing at Nassau Bay, June–July 1943
    • Battle of Roosevelt Ridge, July–August 1943
    • Battle of Mount Tambu, July–August 1943
    • Landing at Lae, September 1943
    • Landing at Nadzab, September
  • Finisterre Range campaign, September 1943 – April 1944
  • Huon Peninsula campaign, September 1943 – March 1944
    • Landing at Scarlet Beach, September–October 1943
    • Battle of Finschhafen, September–October 1943
    • Battle of Sattelberg, November 1943
    • Battle of Wareo, November–December 1943
    • Landing on Long Island, December 1943
    • Battle of Sio, December 1943 –March 1944
    • Landing at Saidor, January–February 1944
    • Battle of Madang, February–April 1944
  • Bougainville Campaign, November 1943 – August 1945
  • New Britain campaign, December 1943 – August 1945
  • Battle of Cape Gloucester: December 1943 – April 1944
  • Admiralty Islands campaign, February–May 1944
  • Western New Guinea campaign, April 1944 – August 1945
  • Aitape–Wewak campaign, November 1944 – August 1945
• Aleutian Islands Campaign, March–August 1943
  • Battle of the Komandorski Islands: March 1943
  • Battle of Attu: May 1943
• Operation Vengeance: April 1943
• Solomon Islands Campaign, June–November 1943
  • New Georgia Campaign, June–August 1943
  • Battle of Kula Gulf: July 1943
  • Battle of Kolombangara: July 1943
  • Battle of Vella Gulf: August 1943
  • Land Battle of Vella Lavella: August–October 1943
  • Naval Battle of Vella Lavella: October 1943
  • Battle of Empress Augusta Bay: November 1943
  • Battle of Cape St. George: November 1943
• Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, November 1943 – February 1944
  • Battle of Tarawa, November 1943
  • Battle of Kwajalein, February 1944
  • Battle of Eniwetok, February 1944
• Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, June–November 1944
  • Battle of Saipan, June 1944
  • Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944
  • Battle of Guam (1944), July–August 1944
  • Battle of Tinian, July–August 1944
  • Battle of Peleliu, September–November 1944
  • Battle of Angaur, September–October 1944
• Battle of Noemfoor: July–August 1944
• Battle of Morotai: September–October 1944
• Philippines Campaign (1944–45): October 1944 – September 1945
  • Battle of Leyte: October–December 1944
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf: October 1944
    • Battle off Samar: 25 October 1944
    • Battle of Ormoc Bay: November–December 1944
  • Battle of Luzon: January–August 1945
  • Battle of Manila (1945): February–March 1945
  • Battle of Bacsil Ridge: March 1945
  • Battle of Mindanao: March–Aug 1945
  • Battle for Cebu City: March–Apr 1945
• Battle of Iwo Jima: February–March 1945
• Battle of Okinawa: April–June 1945
• Battle of Balikpapan (1945): July 1945
• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: August 1945
• Soviet invasion of Manchuria August 1945
  • Battle of Mutanchiang August 1945
  • Seishin Operation
  • Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin
  • Invasion of the Kuril Islands
• Kyūjō incident

China Front

• 1931–1945 Sino-Japanese War (September 1931 – September 1945)
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria September 1931 –February 1932
    • Mukden Incident September 1931
    • Jiangqiao campaign November 1931
      • Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge November 1931
    • Jinzhou Operation December 1931 –January 1932
    • Defense of Harbin January 1932 –February 1932
  • January 28 incident January–March 1932
  • Pacification of Manchukuo November 1931 –February 1942
  • Inner Mongolian campaign April 1933 –December 1936
    • Defense of the Great Wall February–March 1933
      • Battle of Rehe February–March 1933
    • Suiyuan campaign October–November 1936
  • Marco Polo Bridge Incident July 1937
  • Battle of Beiping–Tianjin July–August 1937
  • Battle of Shanghai August 1937
    • Defense of Sihang Warehouse October 26, 1937
  • Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation August 1937
  • Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation August 1937
  • Battle of Taiyuan September 1937
    • Battle of Pingxingguan September 1937
    • Battle of Xinkou September 1937
  • Battle of Nanjing December 1937
  • Battle of Xuzhou February – May 1938
    • Battle of Taierzhuang March 1938
  • Bombing of Chongqing February 1938 –August 1943
  • Taihoku Air Strike February 1938
  • Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan February–June 1938
    • Battle of Lanfeng May 1938
  • Amoy Operation May 1938
  • Battle of Wuhan June 1938
    • Battle of Wanjialing August 1938
  • Canton Operation October 1938
  • Hainan Island Operation February 1939
  • Battle of Nanchang March 1939
  • Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang May 1939
  • Swatow Operation June 1939
  • First Battle of Changsha September–October 1939
  • Battle of South Guangxi November 1939
    • Battle of Kunlun Pass December 1939
  • 1939–1940 Winter Offensive November 1939
    • Battle of West Suiyuan January–February 1940
    • Battle of Wuyuan March 1940
  • Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang May 1940
  • Hundred Regiments Offensive August 1940
  • Central Hupei Operation November 1940
  • Battle of South Henan January 1941
  • New Fourth Army Incident January 1941
  • Western Hopei Operation March 1941
  • Battle of Shanggao March 1941
  • Battle of South Shanxi May 1941
  • Second Battle of Changsha September–October 1941
• Third Battle of Changsha December 1941 –January 1942
  • Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi May–September 1942
  • Battle of West Hubei May–June 1943
  • Linnan Campaign August 1943
  • Battle of Changde November–December 1943
  • Operation Ichi-Go April–December 1944
    • Battle of Central Henan April 1944
    • Fourth Battle of Changsha May–June 1944
    • Defense of Hengyang June–August 1944
    • Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou August–November 1944
  • Battle of Mount Song June–September 1944
  • Battle of West Henan–North Hubei March 1945  — May 1945
  • Battle of West Hunan April 1945  – June 1945
  • Second Guangxi Campaign April–August 1945
  • Soviet invasion of Manchuria August 1945
    • Battle of Mutanchiang August 1945

Southeast Asia Front

• Franco-Thai War: October 1940 – January 1941
  • Battle of Ko Chang: January 1941
• Japanese invasion of Thailand: December 1941
  • Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan: December 1941
• Japanese-Thai occupation of Malaya: December 1941 – January 1942
  • Battle of Kota Bharu
  • Battle for the ledge
  • Naval Battle of Malaya
  • Battle of Jitra
  • Battle of Kampar
  • Battle of Slim River
  • Battle of Muar
    • Battle of Gemas
  • Battle off Endau
• Bombing of Bangkok: 1942–1945
• Japanese occupation of Singapore: February 1942
  • Bombing of Singapore (1941)
  • Battle of Sarimbun Beach
  • Battle of Kranji
  • Battle of Bukit Timah
  • Battle of Pasir Panjang
• Burma Campaign
  • Japanese-Thai occupation of Burma: January–May 1942
    • Bombing of Rangoon (1941–1942)
    • Battle of Bilin River
    • Battle of Sittang Bridge
    • Battle of Pegu
    • Taukkyan Roadblock
    • Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road
      • Battle of Tachiao
      • Battle of Oktwin
      • Battle of Toungoo
      • Battle of Yenangyaung
  • Burma Campaign 1942–43
    • Arakan Campaign 1942–1943
    • Chindits Raid
  • Burma Campaign 1944
    • Battle of the Admin Box
    • Siege of Myitkyina
  • Japanese invasion of India: March–June 1944
    • Battle of Imphal
    • Battle of Sangshak
    • Battle of Kohima
  • Burma Campaign 1944–1945
    • Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
    • Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
    • Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations
    • Battle of Hill 170
    • Battle of Ramree Island
    • Operation Dracula
    • Battle of Elephant Point
• Allies bombing of South-East Asia: 1944–1945
  • Operation Matterhorn: 1944
• Battle of the Malacca Strait: May 1945
• Operation Tiderace: September 1945

Military engagements during occupations

• Occupation of Denmark
  • Operation Safari
    • Battle of Isefjord
• Occupation of Norway
  • Telavåg tragedy

Resistances

• Danish resistance
• Norwegian resistance
• Greek resistance
  • Battle of Fardykambos
• Moldovan resistance

Naval engagements

General

• Arctic Convoys
• Battle of the Atlantic – the name given to the conflict in the Atlantic Ocean between 1939 and 1945.
  • see also Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic
• Battle of the Mediterranean
• Battle of the Indian Ocean

Specific

1940

• First Battle of Narvik
• Second Battle of Narvik

1941

• Battle of Cape Matapan
• Battle of Pearl Harbor

1942

• Battle of the Coral Sea
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Guadalcanal

1943

• Battle of the Komandorski Islands

1944

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

1945

• Operation Ten-Go

Major bombing campaigns

General

• Strategic bombing during World War II
• Strategic bombing survey for the overall impact of the bombing.

Specific

• Baedeker raids
• Chungking
• Coventry
• Operation Retribution (1941) – bombing of Belgrade during 1941.
• Broome – Japanese raid on the town of Broome, targeting the airfield.
• Dresden
• Darwin – Japanese target the harbour.
• Hamburg
• Helsinki – February 1944, was mostly ineffective due to air defence and deception.
• Hiroshima – One nuclear weapon, Little Boy dropped from a B-29, devastating a city.
• Kassel
• London – "The Blitz" and the V-1 and V-2 campaigns
• Lübeck
• Nagasaki – One nuclear weapon, Fat Man dropped from a B-29, devastating a city.
• Narva – March 1944. Evacuated town was destroyed by Soviet ADD.
• Pearl Harbor
• Rostock – Heinkel Airplane Construction Plant, Seaport, and City
• Rotterdam
• Stalingrad – 23 August 1942
• Tallinn – February–March 1944. Bombed by Soviet ADD. Large-scale damage.
• Tokyo – Several devastating raids.
• Warsaw

Operations

Main article: List of World War II military operations

Raids

Small to medium-sized raiding operations were carried out by both Allied and Axis armies during World War II. The modus operandi used included guerrilla attacks by partisans in occupied territory and/or combined operations involving the landing and removal of specialised light infantry, such as commandos, by means of small boats.

• Allied
  • Operation Colossus
    • 10 February 1941
    • Experimental raid by 38 British Commandos on a fresh water aqueduct near Calitri in southern Italy.
  • Operation Claymore
    • 4 March 1941
    • 1000 Men from the British Commandos and belonging to the Norwegian Independent Company 1 destroy fish oil factories on the remote islands off the coast of Norway.
  • Operation Archery
    • 27 December 1941
    • 570 men from the British Commandos and belonging to the Norwegian Independent Company 1 raid and attack German positions on Vågsøy Island in Norway.
  • Battle of Timor
    • 19 February 1942 – 10 February 1943
    • Continuous raids from Australian commandos against the occupying Japanese.
  • Operation Chariot
    • 28 March 1942
    • 196 Royal Navy and Army Commando units raid and destroy the heavily defended docks of St. Nazaire in occupied France.
  • Dieppe Raid
    • 19 August 1942
    • Over 6,000 infantrymen, mostly Canadian attempted to seize and hold the port of Dieppe.
  • Makin Island raid, 17–18 August 1942
  • Operation Jaywick, September 1943
  • Operation Jedburgh, 1944
  • Operation Roast, April 1945
• Axis
  • Operation Greif, December 1944

Raiding units

• Allied
  • Multinational
    • Chindits
    • Devil's Brigade
    • Z Special Unit
    • Popski's Private Army
    • Gideon Force
  • Australia
    • Australian Army Independent Companies
  • France
    • Far East French Expeditionary Forces
    • Intervention Light Corps
  • Greece
    • Sacred Band
  • United Kingdom
    • Long Range Desert Group
    • Special Air Service
    • Royal Marines
    • Special Operations Executive
    • British Army Commandos
      • Layforce
    • British Paratroopers
  • United States
    • Marine Raiders
    • US Army Rangers
    • Alamo Scouts
    • Merrill's Marauders
• Axis
  • Nazi Germany
    • Brandenburger Regiment
    • Waffen-SS (commando force led by Otto Skorzeny).
  • Fascist Italy
    • Decima Flottiglia MAS
  • Empire of Japan
    • Special Naval Landing Forces

Defensive lines

• Atlantic Wall
• Caesar Line
• GHQ Line
• Gothic Line
• Gustav Line
• Maginot Line
• Mannerheim Line
• Metaxas Line
• Siegfried Line
• Taunton Stop Line

Contemporaneous wars

• Chinese Civil War
• Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
• Greek Civil War
• Second Italo-Abyssinian War
• Soviet-Japanese Border War (1939)
• Spanish Civil War
• Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)
• Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947

References

1. "The Battle of Kursk"

See also

• Campaigns of World War II
• Participants in World War II
• List of World War II military operations
• List of battles 1901–2000