1941-1945 European Battles

European Battles

Period: Jan 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1945

Siege of Leningrad

Aug 8, 1941

1941-08-08 – 1944-01-18
– the city of Leningrad and armies of the Leningrad Front encircled

First Battle of Kharkov

Oct 20, 1941

— Germans occupy Kharkov

Siege of Sevastopol

Nov 16, 1941

1941-11-16 – 1942-07-04
– Crimea is occupied by the Germans

Second Battle of Kharkov

May 12, 1942

1942-05-12 – 1942-05-30
– Red Army take city but are cut off by 1st Panzer Army

Battle of Stalingrad

Sep 1, 1942

1942-09-01 – 1943-02-02

– Bloodiest battle in history

Battle of Kursk

Jul 5, 1943

1943-07-05 – 1943-08-01
– largest tank battle in history; Germans defeated by defense in depth

Battle of Tannenberg Line

Jul 26, 1944

1944-07-26 – 1944-08-12

– Soviet advance to Tallinn harbour brought to a halt by German forces

Romania Switches Sides

Aug 23, 1944

1944-08-23

– defeat of German forces in Romania and switching of sides of Romania

Vistula-Oder Offensive

Jan 12, 1945

1945-01-12 – 1945-02-02
– Soviet advance from Poland to deep within the borders of Germany

Lake Balaton Offensive

Mar 6, 1945

1945-03-06 – 1945-03-17

– Last German offensive of the war

Adolf Hitler

Apr 30, 1945

1945-04-30 – Death of Adolf Hitler

WWII

May 8, 1945

1945-05-08 – End of World War II in Europe