Atlas of Battles

war, 313 engagements

Battles of World War II

The atlas places 313 engagements of World War II (1939 to 1945): 268 battles, 12 sieges and 33 naval actions across 49 present-day countries, most in France (47), Italy (40), Norway (25). The most widely documented: Battle of Britain, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Monte Cassino, Dieppe Raid.

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Battle of LwówBattle of Tomaszów LubelskiBattle of DurrësBattle of JarosławBattle of Brześć LitewskiSkirmish near KaletySinking of HMS Royal OakBattle of the River ForthSiege of CalaisAltmark IncidentÅndalsnes landingsKampene i Lunner, OpplandBattle of HallingdalBattles of NarvikBattle of Drøbak SoundBattle of Horten HarbourCapture of ArendalCapture of EgersundBattle of MidtskogenBattle of DombåsBattle of Hegra Fortressthe battle of Bjørnefjell 1940Battle of GratangenBattle of Høljarast BridgeBattle for KvamBattle of Eiunna BridgeBattle of VinjesvingenBattle for The HagueBattle of HannutBattle of the AfsluitdijkBattle of GemblouxBattle of La HorgneBattle of LeuvenBattle of MontcornetBattle of ArrasBattle of StonneActions in NordlandBattle of AbbevilleBattle of AmiensSiege of MaltaPsilander AffairBattle of Pont Saint-LouisAction off CalabriaBattle of DakarBattle of Graveney MarshAttack on Convoy BN 7Battle of TarantoBattle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of Cape SpartiventoBattle of RostovBattle of VeviBattle of MinskBattle of BardiaBattle of Ko ChangBritish capture of TobrukClydebank BlitzAction of 4 April 1941Bombing of Belgrade in 1941Second Battle of Amba AlagiBattle of HeraklionBattle of the Denmark StraitBattle of 42nd StreetBattle of BrodyBattle of Białystok–MinskBattle of UmanAction in Tarafal BayBattle of GurunBattle of Savo IslandBattle of VoronezhBattle of TarakanBattle of DražgošeBattle of MuarBattle of GemasBattle of AmbonBattle for AustraliaBattle of Makassar StraitChannel DashBattle of TimorBattle of Sunda StraitSecond Battle of the Java SeaBattle of NanosBattle of MadagascarAction of 13 May 1942Battle at Bir el HarmatFight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius CathedralBattle of RostovBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of IsuravaBattle of Mission Ridge – Brigade HillNight operationBattle of Cape EsperanceBattle of Goodenough IslandBattle of El AgheilaSecond Defensive Battle at the DonBattle of the Barents SeaBattle of SmolenskBattle of NikolayevkaBattle of Krasny BorBattle of Jelenov ŽlebAir Battle of KubanBattle of MuboBattle of BobdubiBattle of LampedusaBattle of PortaNew Georgia CampaignBattle of SarantaporosBattle of Lababia RidgeBattle of GelaOperation ChestnutBattle of Mount TambuBattle of TroinaBattle of CenturipeBattle of Vella GulfBattle of Roosevelt RidgeBattle of TrahiliBattle of ArachovBattle of Turjak CastleOperation GarlicAllied invasion of ItalyBattle of KaiapitBattle of FinschhafenBattle of DumpuMelitopol OffensiveLand Battle of Vella LavellaBattle of John's Knoll–Trevor's RidgeBattle of Sept-ÎlesKerch–Eltigen OperationBattle of Empress Augusta BayAction of 13 November 1943Battle of LivnoBattle of Monte la DifensaBattle of Siobattle of MontelungoBattle of San Pietro InfineBattle of KočevjeOperation DexterityBattle of OrtonaBattle of the North CapeBattle of Cape GloucesterBattle of The PimpleBattle of the Bay of BiscayBattle of Murowana OszmiankaBattle of CeberAction of 26 April 1944ValibonaBattle of Crater HillBattle of AnzioBattle of Rapido RiverBattle of CisternaAction of 14 February 1944Battle of Karavia BayBattle of TalaseaSkirmish near SadkówkaBiarritz BombingBattle of TernopilBattle of MadangBattle of 25 April 1944Battle of WakdeOperation DiademBattle of Mont MouchetBattle of Le Mesnil-PatryBattle of Villers-BocageBattle of la TruyèreBattle of CecinaBattle of AnconaBattle of FilottranoBattle of NoemfoorBattle of Pierres NoiresBattle of RoquefixadeOperation Ostra BramaBattle of Foret de Mont CastreBattle of AmfilochiaAction of 17 July 1944Battle of Mount GarganBattle of Verrières RidgeLwów UprisingBattle of Saint-LôBattle of MontecarottoBattle of DaugavpilsBattle of MłodzawyLorient pocketBattle of SkalbmierzBattle of JaksicamiBattle for Hill 140Battle of GuamSkirmish near BaranówBattle of ChamboisLiberation of MartiguesBattle of MarseilleBattle of MontélimarBattle of Audierne BayBattle of NiceBattle of SansaporBattle of MeximieuxAllied Siege of La RochelleLiberation of LyonBattle of GemmanoBattle of MerksemBattle of NancyAir battle over the Ore MountainsRoyan pocketBattle of Gravellona ToceBattle of RiminiBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of ArracourtBattle of San MarinoBattle of PorkuniBattle of OverloonBattle of AachenBattle of the ScheldtBattle of Übach – PalenbergBattle of TehumardiBattle of Crucifix HillCourland PocketBattle of PurocieloBattle of Vukov KlanacBattle of CareiLost BattalionBataille de BruyèresBattle of Walcheren CausewayNiš incidentBattle of Porta LameAction of 10 November 1944Liberation of StrasbourgBattle of Monte CastelloBattle of Wide BayDekemvrianaBattle of HaalderenBattle of KesternichBloody SundaySiege of BudapestElsenborn RidgeBattle of GarfagnanaBattle of Heartbreak CrossroadsBattle of ManilaFinal operations in SloveniaBattle of GroningenBattle of AschaffenburgAction of 28 January 1945Battle of MortiroloLiberation of ŁódźBattle of KołoBattle of OpoleBattle of JebsheimBattle of PoznańBattle of Żory (1945)Battle of BataanColmar PocketBlack FridaySiege of GlogauBattle of Riva RidgeBattle of CorregidorBattle of SchoenfeldBattle of the Transdanubian HillsBattle of PrudnikThe Long FightOperation TeardropBattle of the Argenta GapBattle of KönigshofenBattle of HeilbronnCactus RidgeThe Pinnacle, Battle of OkinawaBattle of KönigsbergBattle of KakazuBattle of BolognaBattaglia del SenioBattle of MołomotkamiBattle of MonteseBattle of GaianaBattle for MerkendorfBattle of OdžakBattle of HalbeBattle of CollecchioBattle of HaglebuOperation CowboyBattle of OpicinaBattle of Castle ItterBattle of KuryłówkaBattle of BřestBattle of SliviceBattle of Sugar Loaf HillBattle of Ipo DamBattle in the Hills of KuniyoshiBattle of Sagami BayAction of 24 July 1945Seishin OperationGomel-Rechitsa OffensiveFirst Naval Battle of NarvikSecond Naval Battle of NarvikBattle of Vitebsk (1941)Battle of Strečenský průsmykBattle of BelvédèreSterzhnevsky lodgementFights for the Warsaw bridgeheads (1944)Battle of HohneckBattle of the RhineBattle of StompakiBattle of TauragėBattle of Open BayBattle of the AtlanticBattle of BritainGerman invasion of the NetherlandsDieppe RaidBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of OkinawaBattle of the AtlanticBattle of BritainGerman invasion of the NetherlandsDieppe RaidBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of OkinawaŌsakaManilaSeoulTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMadridBaghdad5000 km29.317N, 62.075E
313 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 9 engagements1940: 43 engagements1941: 19 engagements1942: 36 engagements1943: 46 engagements1944: 94 engagements94 in 19441945: 53 engagements19391945
300 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Lwów, 1939Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski, 1939Battle of Durrës, 1939Battle of the Atlantic, 1939Battle of Jarosław, 1939Battle of Brześć Litewski, 1939Skirmish near Kalety, 1939Sinking of HMS Royal Oak, 1939Battle of the River Forth, 1939Battle of Britain, 1940Siege of Calais, 1940Altmark Incident, 1940Åndalsnes landings, 1940Kampene i Lunner, Oppland, 1940Battle of Hallingdal, 1940Battles of Narvik, 1940Battle of Drøbak Sound, 1940Battle of Horten Harbour, 1940Capture of Arendal, 1940Capture of Egersund, 1940Battle of Midtskogen, 1940Battle of Dombås, 1940Battle of Hegra Fortress, 1940the battle of Bjørnefjell 1940, 1940Battle of Gratangen, 1940Battle of Høljarast Bridge, 1940Battle for Kvam, 1940Battle of Eiunna Bridge, 1940Battle of Vinjesvingen, 1940Battle for The Hague, 1940Battle of Hannut, 1940Battle of the Afsluitdijk, 1940German invasion of the Netherlands, 1940Battle of Gembloux, 1940Battle of La Horgne, 1940Battle of Leuven, 1940Battle of Montcornet, 1940Battle of Arras, 1940Battle of Stonne, 1940Actions in Nordland, 1940Battle of Abbeville, 1940Battle of Amiens, 1940Siege of Malta, 1940Psilander Affair, 1940Battle of Pont Saint-Louis, 1940Action off Calabria, 1940Battle of Dakar, 1940Battle of Graveney Marsh, 1940Attack on Convoy BN 7, 1940Battle of Taranto, 1940Battle of the Strait of Otranto, 1940Battle of Cape Spartivento, 1940Battle of Rostov, 1941Battle of Vevi, 1941Battle of Minsk, 1941Battle of Bardia, 1941Battle of Ko Chang, 1941British capture of Tobruk, 1941Clydebank Blitz, 1941Action of 4 April 1941, 1941Bombing of Belgrade in 1941, 1941Second Battle of Amba Alagi, 1941Battle of Heraklion, 1941Battle of the Denmark Strait, 1941Battle of 42nd Street, 1941Battle of Brody, 1941Battle of Białystok–Minsk, 1941Battle of Uman, 1941Action in Tarafal Bay, 1941Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, 1941Battle of Gurun, 1941Battle of Savo Island, 1942Battle of Voronezh, 1942Battle of Tarakan, 1942Battle of Dražgoše, 1942Battle of Bowmanville, 1942Battle of Muar, 1942Battle of Gemas, 1942Battle of Ambon, 1942Battle for Australia, 1942Battle of Makassar Strait, 1942Channel Dash, 1942Battle of Timor, 1942Battle of Los Angeles, 1942Battle of Sunda Strait, 1942Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1942Action of 27 March 1942, 1942Battle of Nanos, 1942Battle of the St. Lawrence, 1942Battle of Madagascar, 1942Action of 13 May 1942, 1942Battle at Bir el Harmat, 1942Battle of Dutch Harbor, 1942Fight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, 1942Battle of Rostov, 1942Attack on the Dureenbee, 1942Dieppe Raid, 1942Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 1942Battle of Isurava, 1942Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill, 1942Night operation, 1942Battle of SS Stephen Hopkins, 1942Battle of Cape Esperance, 1942Battle of Goodenough Island, 1942Battle of El Agheila, 1942Second Defensive Battle at the Don, 1942Battle of the Barents Sea, 1942Battle of Smolensk, 1943Battle of Nikolayevka, 1943Battle of Krasny Bor, 1943Battle of Jelenov Žleb, 1943Air Battle of Kuban, 1943Battle of Mubo, 1943Battle of Bobdubi, 1943Battle of Lampedusa, 1943Battle of Porta, 1943New Georgia Campaign, 1943Battle of Sarantaporos, 1943Battle of Lababia Ridge, 1943Battle of Gela, 1943Operation Chestnut, 1943Battle of Mount Tambu, 1943Battle of Troina, 1943Battle of Centuripe, 1943Battle of Vella Gulf, 1943Battle of Roosevelt Ridge, 1943Battle of Trahili, 1943Battle of Arachov, 1943Battle of Turjak Castle, 1943Operation Garlic, 1943Allied invasion of Italy, 1943Battle of Kaiapit, 1943Battle of Finschhafen, 1943Battle of Dumpu, 1943Melitopol Offensive, 1943Land Battle of Vella Lavella, 1943Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge, 1943Battle of Sept-Îles, 1943Kerch–Eltigen Operation, 1943Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, 1943Action of 13 November 1943, 1943Battle of Livno, 1943Battle of Monte la Difensa, 1943Battle of Sio, 1943battle of Montelungo, 1943Battle of San Pietro Infine, 1943Battle of Kočevje, 1943Operation Dexterity, 1943Battle of Ortona, 1943Battle of the North Cape, 1943Battle of Cape Gloucester, 1943Battle of The Pimple, 1943Battle of the Bay of Biscay, 1943Battle of Murowana Oszmianka, 1944Battle of Ceber, 1944Action of 26 April 1944, 1944Valibona, 1944Battle of Monte Cassino, 1944Battle of Crater Hill, 1944Battle of Anzio, 1944Battle of Rapido River, 1944Battle of Cisterna, 1944Action of 14 February 1944, 1944Battle of Karavia Bay, 1944Battle of Talasea, 1944Skirmish near Sadkówka, 1944Biarritz Bombing, 1944Battle of Ternopil, 1944Battle of Madang, 1944Battle of 25 April 1944, 1944Battle of Wakde, 1944Operation Diadem, 1944Battle of Mont Mouchet, 1944Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry, 1944Battle of Villers-Bocage, 1944Battle of la Truyère, 1944Battle of Cecina, 1944Battle of Ancona, 1944Battle of Filottrano, 1944Battle of Noemfoor, 1944Battle of Pierres Noires, 1944Battle of Roquefixade, 1944Operation Ostra Brama, 1944Battle of Foret de Mont Castre, 1944Battle of Amfilochia, 1944Action of 17 July 1944, 1944Battle of Mount Gargan, 1944Battle of Verrières Ridge, 1944Lwów Uprising, 1944Battle of Saint-Lô, 1944Battle of Montecarotto, 1944Battle of Daugavpils, 1944Battle of Młodzawy, 1944Lorient pocket, 1944Battle of Skalbmierz, 1944Battle of Jaksicami, 1944Battle for Hill 140, 1944Battle of Guam, 1944Skirmish near Baranów, 1944Battle of Chambois, 1944Liberation of Martigues, 1944Battle of Marseille, 1944Battle of Montélimar, 1944Battle of Audierne Bay, 1944Battle of Nice, 1944Battle of Sansapor, 1944Battle of Meximieux, 1944Allied Siege of La Rochelle, 1944Liberation of Lyon, 1944Battle of Gemmano, 1944Battle of Merksem, 1944Battle of Nancy, 1944Air battle over the Ore Mountains, 1944Royan pocket, 1944Battle of Gravellona Toce, 1944Battle of Rimini, 1944Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 1944Battle of Arracourt, 1944Battle of San Marino, 1944Battle of Porkuni, 1944Battle of Overloon, 1944Battle of Aachen, 1944Battle of the Scheldt, 1944Battle of Übach – Palenberg, 1944Battle of Tehumardi, 1944Battle of Crucifix Hill, 1944Courland Pocket, 1944Battle of Purocielo, 1944Battle of Vukov Klanac, 1944Battle of Carei, 1944Lost Battalion, 1944Bataille de Bruyères, 1944Battle of Walcheren Causeway, 1944Niš incident, 1944Battle of Porta Lame, 1944Action of 10 November 1944, 1944Liberation of Strasbourg, 1944Battle of Monte Castello, 1944Battle of Wide Bay, 1944Dekemvriana, 1944Battle of Haalderen, 1944Battle of Kesternich, 1944Bloody Sunday, 1944Siege of Budapest, 1944Elsenborn Ridge, 1944Battle of Garfagnana, 1944Battle of Heartbreak Crossroads, 1944Battle of Okinawa, 1945Battle of Manila, 1945Final operations in Slovenia, 1945Battle of Groningen, 1945Battle of Aschaffenburg, 1945Action of 28 January 1945, 1945Battle of Mortirolo, 1945Liberation of Łódź, 1945Battle of Koło, 1945Battle of Opole, 1945Battle of Jebsheim, 1945Battle of Poznań, 1945Battle of Żory (1945), 1945Battle of Bataan, 1945Colmar Pocket, 1945Black Friday, 1945Siege of Glogau, 1945Battle of Riva Ridge, 1945Battle of Corregidor, 1945Battle of Schoenfeld, 1945Battle of the Transdanubian Hills, 1945Battle of Prudnik, 1945The Long Fight, 1945Operation Teardrop, 1945Battle of the Argenta Gap, 1945Battle of Königshofen, 1945Battle of Heilbronn, 1945Cactus Ridge, 1945The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa, 1945Battle of Königsberg, 1945Battle of Kakazu, 1945Battle of Bologna, 1945Battaglia del Senio, 1945Battle of Mołomotkami, 1945Battle of Montese, 1945Battle of Gaiana, 1945Battle for Merkendorf, 1945Battle of Odžak, 1945Battle of Halbe, 1945Battle of Collecchio, 1945Battle of Haglebu, 1945Operation Cowboy, 1945Battle of Opicina, 1945Battle of Castle Itter, 1945Battle of Kuryłówka, 1945Battle of Břest, 1945Battle of Slivice, 1945Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 1945Battle of Ipo Dam, 1945Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi, 1945Battle of Sagami Bay, 1945Action of 24 July 1945, 1945Seishin Operation, 194519391945
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1939Battle of LwówLviv, UkraineGerman–Soviet victory
1939Battle of Tomaszów LubelskiTomaszów Lubelski, PolandGerman victory
1939Battle of DurrësDurrës, AlbaniaItalian victory
1939Battle of the AtlanticAtlantic OceanAllied victory
10 September 1939Battle of JarosławJarosław, PolandGerman victory
14 September 1939Battle of Brześć LitewskiBrest Fortress, BelarusGerman victory
23 September 1939Skirmish near KaletyPoland
14 October 1939Sinking of HMS Royal OakScapa Flow, United Kingdom
1939Battle of the River ForthUnited KingdomBritish victory
1940Battle of BritainUnited KingdomBritish victory
1940Siege of CalaisCalais, FranceGerman victory
16 February 1940Altmark IncidentJøssingfjorden, NorwayBritish victory
April 1940Åndalsnes landingsÅndalsnes, NorwayGerman victory
1940Kampene i Lunner, OpplandNorway
1940Battle of HallingdalNorway
9 April 1940Battles of NarvikNordland, NorwayGerman victory
9 April 1940Battle of Drøbak SoundDrøbak Sound, NorwayNorwegian victory; German invasion force delayed; Evacuation of the...
9 April 1940Battle of Horten HarbourOslofjord, NorwayGerman victory
9 April 1940Capture of ArendalArendal Municipality, NorwayGerman victory
1940Capture of EgersundNorwayGerman victory
10 April 1940Battle of MidtskogenMidtskogen, NorwayNorwegian victory; Haakon VII and his government evade capture and...
1940Battle of DombåsNorwayNorwegian victory; German Fallschirmjäger company blocks the...
1940Battle of Hegra FortressNorwayGerman victory; Hegra Fortress capitulated 5 May after all other...
1940the battle of Bjørnefjell 1940Norway
1940Battle of GratangenNorwayGerman victory
1940Battle of Høljarast BridgeNorwayGerman victory; German advance to Tonsåsen; Høljarast Bridge...
1940Battle for KvamNorwayGerman victory
26 April 1940Battle of Eiunna BridgeEinunna, Norway
3 May 1940Battle of VinjesvingenVinjesvingen, NorwayThe forces at Vinjesvingen capitulated May 5 after all other...
10 May 1940Battle for The HagueThe Hague, NetherlandsDutch victory; Failure of the Fallschirmjäger to hold initial gains...
12 May 1940Battle of HannutHannut, BelgiumSee § Aftermath
12 May 1940Battle of the AfsluitdijkAfsluitdijk, NetherlandsDutch victory
1940German invasion of the NetherlandsNetherlandsGerman victory
14 May 1940Battle of GemblouxGembloux, BelgiumFrench victory"The Allied success at Gembloux was nullified by the...
15 May 1940Battle of La HorgneLa Horgne, FranceGerman victory
1940Battle of LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
17 May 1940Battle of MontcornetMontcornet, FranceFrench victory
21 May 1940Battle of ArrasArras, FranceGerman victory
25 May 1940Battle of StonneStonne, France
1940Actions in NordlandNordland, NorwayGerman victory
4 June 1940Battle of AbbevilleAbbeville, FranceGerman victory
1940Battle of AmiensAmiens, France
11 June 1940Siege of MaltaCrown Colony of Malta, MaltaAllied victory
1940Psilander AffairFaroe Islands
1940Battle of Pont Saint-LouisFrance
9 July 1940Action off CalabriaCalabria, ItalyInconclusive
23 September 1940Battle of DakarDakar, SenegalVichy French victory
27 September 1940Battle of Graveney MarshKent, United KingdomBritish victory
21 October 1940Attack on Convoy BN 7Red Sea, EritreaBritish victory
11 November 1940Battle of TarantoTaranto, ItalyBritish victory
12 November 1940Battle of the Strait of OtrantoStrait of Otranto, ItalyBritish victory
27 November 1940Battle of Cape SpartiventoMediterranean SeaInconclusive
1941Battle of RostovRostov-on-Don, RussiaSoviet victory
1941Battle of VeviGreeceGerman victory
1941Battle of MinskBelarus
3 January 1941Battle of BardiaBardia, LibyaAllied victory
16 January 1941Battle of Ko ChangGulf of Thailand, ThailandFrench victory
21 January 1941British capture of TobrukTobruk, LibyaAllied victory
March 1941Clydebank BlitzClydebank, United KingdomClydebank largely destroyed by German air raids
4 April 1941Action of 4 April 1941Atlantic OceanGerman victory
6 April 1941Bombing of Belgrade in 1941Belgrade, SerbiaParalysis of Yugoslav command and control; Widespread destruction and...
4 May 1941Second Battle of Amba AlagiAmba Alagi, EthiopiaAllied victory
20 May 1941Battle of HeraklionChania, GreeceGerman victory
24 May 1941Battle of the Denmark StraitDenmark Strait, GreenlandGerman victory
27 May 1941Battle of 42nd StreetGreeceAllied victory
23 June 1941Battle of BrodyBrody, UkraineGerman victory
1941Battle of Białystok–MinskBelarus, PolandGerman victory
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena Brama, UkraineAxis victory
1941Action in Tarafal BayCape VerdeInconclusive
19 November 1941Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranIndian Ocean, Australia
14 December 1941Battle of GurunGurun, MalaysiaJapanese victory
1942Battle of Savo IslandSavo Island, Solomon IslandsJapanese victory
1942Battle of VoronezhRussiaAxis victory
1942Battle of TarakanTarakan Island, IndonesiaJapanese victory
1942Battle of DražgošeDražgoše, YugoslaviaPartisans retreated on the third day, Germans razed Dražgoše and...
1942Battle of BowmanvilleCanadaCanadian victory; Revolt failed
1942Battle of MuarMalaysiaJapanese victory
14 January 1942Battle of GemasGemencheh, MalaysiaAustralian victory
30 January 1942Battle of AmbonAmbon Island, IndonesiaJapanese victory
1942Battle for AustraliaCoral Sea, France
4 February 1942Battle of Makassar StraitJava SeaJapanese victory
13 February 1942Channel DashEnglish Channel, FranceGerman victory
19 February 1942Battle of TimorPortuguese Timor, IndonesiaJapanese victory
1942Battle of Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States
1942Battle of Sunda StraitIndonesiaJapanese victory
1942Second Battle of the Java SeaJava SeaJapanese victory
27 March 1942Action of 27 March 1942German victory
18 April 1942Battle of NanosSloveniaItalian victory
1942Battle of the St. LawrenceGulf of Saint Lawrence, CanadaAllied strategic victory
5 May 1942Battle of MadagascarMadagascarAllied victory
1942Action of 13 May 1942Strait of Dover, United KingdomBritish victory; Stier reaches Gironde
2 June 1942Battle at Bir el HarmatLibyan Desert, Libya
4 June 1942Battle of Dutch HarborUnalaska, Alaska, United StatesJapanese victory
18 June 1942Fight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius CathedralSs. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, Czech Republic
1942Battle of RostovRostov-on-Don, RussiaGerman victory
1942Attack on the DureenbeePacific Ocean, Australia
19 August 1942Dieppe RaidDieppe, FranceGerman victory
24 August 1942Battle of the Eastern SolomonsSolomon IslandsAmerican victory
31 August 1942Battle of IsuravaPapua New GuineaJapanese victory
9 September 1942Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade HillPapua New GuineaAllied withdrawal
9 September 1942Night operationBelarus
27 September 1942Battle of SS Stephen HopkinsAtlantic Ocean
11 October 1942Battle of Cape EsperanceSolomon IslandsAmerican victory
22 October 1942Battle of Goodenough IslandGoodenough Island, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
11 December 1942Battle of El AgheilaEl Agheila, Libya(see Analysis section)
1942Second Defensive Battle at the DonDon, Russia
31 December 1942Battle of the Barents SeaBarents SeaBritish victory
1943Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, RussiaSoviet victory
1943Battle of NikolayevkaRussiaAxis victory
10 February 1943Battle of Krasny BorKrasny Bor, Soviet UnionAxis victory
1943Battle of Jelenov ŽlebSlovenia
1943Air Battle of KubanRussia
22 April 1943Battle of MuboTerritory of New Guinea, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
22 April 1943Battle of BobdubiTerritory of New Guinea, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
5 June 1943Battle of LampedusaLampedusa, Italy
8 June 1943Battle of PortaPyli Municipality, GreeceRoyal Italian Army victory
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon IslandsAllied victory
21 June 1943Battle of SarantaporosSarantaporo, GreeceAllied victory
23 June 1943Battle of Lababia RidgeTerritory of New Guinea, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Battle of GelaGela, ItalyAllied victory
1943Operation ChestnutSicily, ItalyBritish failure
16 July 1943Battle of Mount TambuTerritory of New Guinea, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
31 July 1943Battle of TroinaTroina, ItalyAllied victory
2 August 1943Battle of CenturipeCenturipe, ItalyBritish victory
6 August 1943Battle of Vella GulfVella Gulf, Solomon IslandsAmerican victory
14 August 1943Battle of Roosevelt RidgeTerritory of New Guinea, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
15 August 1943Battle of TrahiliFaistos Municipality, Greece
9 September 1943Battle of ArachovArachova, Greece
14 September 1943Battle of Turjak CastleTurjak Castle, SloveniaPartisan victory
14 September 1943Operation GarlicLadbergen, Germany
17 September 1943Allied invasion of ItalySalerno, ItalyAllied victory
19 September 1943Battle of KaiapitKaiapit, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Battle of FinschhafenPapua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Battle of DumpuDumpu, Papua New Guinea, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Melitopol OffensiveSoviet UnionSoviet victory
6 October 1943Land Battle of Vella LavellaVella Lavella, Solomon IslandsAllied victory
13 October 1943Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's RidgeFinisterre Range, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
22 October 1943Battle of Sept-ÎlesFranceGerman victory
1943Kerch–Eltigen OperationSoviet Union
1 November 1943Battle of Empress Augusta BayEmpress Augusta Bay, Papua New GuineaAmerican victory
13 November 1943Action of 13 November 1943MalaysiaBritish victory
December 1943Battle of LivnoLivno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 December 1943Battle of Monte la DifensaMonte Camino, ItalyAllied victory
5 December 1943Battle of SioSio, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
7 December 1943battle of MontelungoMignano Monte Lungo, Italy
8 December 1943Battle of San Pietro InfineSan Pietro Infine, ItalyAllied victory
1943Battle of KočevjeSlovenia
1943Operation DexterityArawe, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
20 December 1943Battle of OrtonaOrtona, ItalyCanadian victory
26 December 1943Battle of the North CapeNorth Cape, NorwayAllied victory
26 December 1943Battle of Cape GloucesterCape Gloucester, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1943Battle of The PimpleFinisterre Range, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
28 December 1943Battle of the Bay of BiscayBay of Biscay
1944Battle of Murowana OszmiankaMuravanaja Ašmianka, BelarusPolish victory
1944Battle of CeberCeber, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, PolandPolish victory
1944Action of 26 April 1944English Channel, FranceAllied victory
3 January 1944ValibonaCalenzano, Italy
17 January 1944Battle of Monte CassinoMonte Cassino, ItalyAllied victory
1944Battle of Crater HillFinisterre Range, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
22 January 1944Battle of AnzioAnzio, ItalyAllied victory
22 January 1944Battle of Rapido RiverGari, ItalyGerman victory
30 January 1944Battle of CisternaAnzio, ItalyGerman victory
14 February 1944Action of 14 February 1944British victory
18 February 1944Battle of Karavia BayKaravia Bay, Papua New GuineaAmerican victory
9 March 1944Battle of TalaseaNew Britain, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
25 March 1944Skirmish near SadkówkaPoland
27 March 1944Biarritz BombingBiarritz, France
1944Battle of TernopilTernopil, Soviet Union
April 1944Battle of MadangMadang, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
25 April 1944Battle of 25 April 1944France
21 May 1944Battle of WakdeWakde, IndonesiaAmerican victory; Major staging point and air-base gained
1944Operation DiademLiri, ItalyAllied victory
June 1944Battle of Mont MouchetMont Mouchet, FranceGerman victory
11 June 1944Battle of Le Mesnil-PatryLe Mesnil-Patry, FranceGerman victory
13 June 1944Battle of Villers-BocageVillers-Bocage, FranceSee Aftermath section
20 June 1944Battle of la TruyèreMont Mouchet, France
1944Battle of CecinaItaly
July 1944Battle of AnconaAncona, ItalyAllied victory
1 July 1944Battle of FilottranoFilottrano, Italy
2 July 1944Battle of NoemfoorNetherlands New Guinea, IndonesiaAllied victory
5 July 1944Battle of Pierres NoiresIroise Sea, FranceAllied victory
6 July 1944Battle of RoquefixadeFrance
7 July 1944Operation Ostra BramaVilnius, LithuaniaOperation failed
1944Battle of Foret de Mont CastreFrance
1944Battle of AmfilochiaGreeceResistance victory
17 July 1944Action of 17 July 1944British victory
18 July 1944Battle of Mount GarganMont Gargan, France
19 July 1944Battle of Verrières RidgeCaen, FranceGerman defensive victory
1944Lwów UprisingLviv, UkrainePolish victory
24 July 1944Battle of Saint-LôSaint-Lô, FranceAllied victory
25 July 1944Battle of MontecarottoMontecarotto, ItalyAllied victory
1944Battle of DaugavpilsDaugavpils, Latvia
31 July 1944Battle of MłodzawyMłodzawy, Poland
1944Lorient pocketLorient, France
5 August 1944Battle of SkalbmierzSkalbmierz, Poland
5 August 1944Battle of JaksicamiJaksice, Poland
9 August 1944Battle for Hill 140FranceGerman victory
10 August 1944Battle of GuamGuam, United StatesAmerican victory
14 August 1944Skirmish near BaranówBaranów, Poland
18 August 1944Battle of ChamboisChambois, FranceAllied victory
1944Liberation of MartiguesFrance
21 August 1944Battle of MarseilleMarseille, FranceAllied victory
1944Battle of MontélimarMontélimar, France
23 August 1944Battle of Audierne BayFranceAllied victory
28 August 1944Battle of NiceNice, France
1944Battle of SansaporNetherlands New Guinea, IndonesiaAllied victory
31 August 1944Battle of MeximieuxMeximieux, France
September 1944Allied Siege of La RochelleLa Rochelle, FranceGerman surrender
1944Liberation of LyonLyon, France
1944Battle of GemmanoItalyAllied victory
4 September 1944Battle of MerksemMerksem, Belgium
5 September 1944Battle of NancyLorraine, FranceAmerican victory
11 September 1944Air battle over the Ore MountainsCzechia
12 September 1944Royan pocketRoyan, FranceAllied victory
1944Battle of Gravellona ToceItaly
13 September 1944Battle of RiminiRimini, ItalyAllied victory
14 September 1944Battle of Hürtgen ForestHürtgen Forest, GermanyGerman victory
18 September 1944Battle of ArracourtArracourt, FranceAmerican victory
1944Battle of San MarinoSan MarinoAllied victory
21 September 1944Battle of PorkuniPorkuni, EstoniaSoviet victory
30 September 1944Battle of OverloonOverloon, NetherlandsAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of AachenAachen, GermanyAmerican victory
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldt, FranceAllied victory
1944Battle of Übach – PalenbergGermany
8 October 1944Battle of TehumardiTehumardi, Estonia
8 October 1944Battle of Crucifix HillAachen, GermanyAmerican victory
1944Courland PocketLatviaFree German/Soviet victory
9 October 1944Battle of PurocieloQ108180694, Italy
15 October 1944Battle of Vukov KlanacBosnia and HerzegovinaPartisan victory
21 October 1944Battle of CareiRomaniaRomanian victory; De facto abrogation of the Second Vienna Award
1944Lost BattalionVosges Mountains, FranceAmerican victory
30 October 1944Bataille de BruyèresBruyères, France
31 October 1944Battle of Walcheren CausewayWalcheren, NetherlandsIndecisive
1944Niš incidentNiš, Serbia
1944Battle of Porta LameItaly
10 November 1944Action of 10 November 1944Indonesia
23 November 1944Liberation of StrasbourgStrasbourg, FranceAllied victory
25 November 1944Battle of Monte CastelloGaggio Montano, ItalyAllied victory
December 1944Battle of Wide BayWide Bay, Papua New GuineaAllied victory
1944DekemvrianaAthens, GreeceKingdom of Greece victory; Treaty of Varkiza; Start of the Greek...
1944Battle of HaalderenHaalderen, Netherlands
16 December 1944Battle of KesternichGermanyGerman defensive victory in first battle; U.S. victory in second...
1944Bloody SundayCzechia
24 December 1944Siege of BudapestBudapest, HungarySoviet victory; Soviet forces capture the city
26 December 1944Elsenborn RidgeElsenborn, BelgiumAmerican victory
1944Battle of GarfagnanaItalyAxis victory
26 December 1944Battle of Heartbreak CrossroadsGermanyInconclusive
1945Battle of OkinawaOkinawa Islands, JapanAllied victory
1945Battle of ManilaManila, PhilippinesAllied victory
1945Final operations in SloveniaMunicipality of Prevalje, SloveniaYugoslav victory; Axis forces surrender; Beginning of the Bleiburg...
1945Battle of GroningenGroningen, NetherlandsCanadian-Dutch victory
1945Battle of AschaffenburgAschaffenburg, GermanyAmerican victory
1945Action of 28 January 1945Bergen, NorwayInconclusive
1945Battle of MortiroloItaly
19 January 1945Liberation of ŁódźŁódź, Poland
19 January 1945Battle of KołoKoło, Poland
22 January 1945Battle of OpoleOpole, Poland
1945Battle of JebsheimJebsheim, France
24 January 1945Battle of PoznańPoznań, PolandAllied victory
27 January 1945Battle of Żory (1945)Q393171, Poland
1945Battle of BataanBataan, PhilippinesAllied victory
9 February 1945Colmar PocketColmar, FranceAllied victory
9 February 1945Black FridayFørde Fjord, NorwayGerman victory
11 February 1945Siege of GlogauGłogów, Poland
18 February 1945Battle of Riva RidgeEmilia-Romagna, Italy
26 February 1945Battle of CorregidorCorregidor, PhilippinesAmerican victory
1 March 1945Battle of SchoenfeldŻeńsko, PolandPolish victory
1945Battle of the Transdanubian HillsItalyAllied victory
17 March 1945Battle of PrudnikPrudnik, Poland
26 March 1945The Long FightLeškovice, Czech Republic
1945Operation TeardropAtlantic OceanAllied victory
1945Battle of the Argenta GapItalyAllied victory
April 1945Battle of KönigshofenKönigshofen, Germany
1945Battle of HeilbronnHeilbronn, GermanyAmerican victory
4 April 1945Cactus RidgeOkinawa, JapanAllied victory
1945The Pinnacle, Battle of OkinawaOkinawa, JapanAllied victory
6 April 1945Battle of KönigsbergKönigsberg, RussiaSoviet victory
1945Battle of KakazuJapan
9 April 1945Battle of BolognaBologna, ItalyAllied victory
1945Battaglia del SenioProvince of Ravenna, Italy
1945Battle of MołomotkamiPoland
14 April 1945Battle of MonteseMontese, ItalyAllied victory
1945Battle of GaianaCastel San Pietro Terme, Italy
1945Battle for MerkendorfMerkendorf, Germany
19 April 1945Battle of OdžakOdžak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaPartisan victory; Fall of the Independent State of Croatia
24 April 1945Battle of HalbeHalbe, GermanySoviet victory
26 April 1945Battle of CollecchioFornovo di Taro, BrazilAllied victory
1945Battle of HaglebuNorwayNorwegian victory
28 April 1945Operation CowboyHostouň, Czech RepublicAllied success; Many POWs freed
1945Battle of OpicinaItaly
5 May 1945Battle of Castle ItterItter Castle, AustriaAllied victory
7 May 1945Battle of KuryłówkaKuryłówka, PolandPolish victory
1945Battle of BřestCzech Republic
11 May 1945Battle of SliviceČimelice, CzechiaAllied victory
1945Battle of Sugar Loaf HillJapan
1945Battle of Ipo DamIpo Dam, Philippines
1945Battle in the Hills of KuniyoshiTakamine, Japan
23 July 1945Battle of Sagami BayJapanAmerican victory
24 July 1945Action of 24 July 1945PhilippinesJapanese victory
1945Seishin OperationNorth KoreaSoviet victory
date unknownGomel-Rechitsa OffensiveByelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
date unknownFirst Naval Battle of NarvikNarvik, Norway
date unknownSecond Naval Battle of NarvikNarvik, Norway
date unknownBattle of Vitebsk (1941)Vitebsk, Belarus
date unknownBattle of Strečenský průsmykSlovakia
date unknownBattle of BelvédèreCassino, Italy
date unknownSterzhnevsky lodgementPskov Oblast, Soviet Union
date unknownFights for the Warsaw bridgeheads (1944)Warsaw, Poland
date unknownBattle of HohneckHohneck, France
date unknownBattle of the RhineAlsace, France
date unknownBattle of StompakiLatvia
date unknownBattle of TauragėLithuania
date unknownBattle of Open BayOpen Bay, Colombia

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