World War 2 important battles

  • Battle for the Atlantic

    Battle for the Atlantic
    The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945.
  • battle for Britain

    battle for Britain
    The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa beginning 22 June 1941, was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
  • Leningrad (Siege)

    Leningrad (Siege)
    The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military operation undertaken by the German Army Group North against Leningrad in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. The siege started on 8 September 1941, when the last road to the city was severed. The siege was finally lifted on 27 January 1944,
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    The attack on pearl harbor was a surprise attack conducted by the imperial japanese navy.
  • battle of midway

    battle of midway
    The battle of midway in the pacific theater of operations was one of the most important naval attles of world war 2. Between the 4th and 7th of june 1942 only 6 months after japan attacked pearl harbor.
  • battle of El Alamein (first one)

    battle of El Alamein (first one)
    The First Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought on the northern coast of Egypt between Axis forces.
  • Guadalcanal Campaign

    Guadalcanal Campaign
    The Guadalcanal Campaign was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
  • battle for Stalingrad

    battle for Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad
  • battle of milne bay

    battle of milne bay
    The Battle of Milne Bay, also known as Operation RE by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
  • battle of elalamein (second)

    battle of elalamein (second)
    The Second Battle of El Alamein took place near the Egyptian coastal city of El Alamein. With the Allies victorious, it marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign.
  • operation torch

    operation torch
    Operation Torch was the British and American invasion of North Africa during the North African Campaign.
  • battle of kursk

    battle of kursk
    The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union in July and August 1943.
  • Normandy (including D-Day)

    Normandy (including D-Day)
    The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy.
  • battle for the Philippine Sea

    battle for the Philippine Sea
    The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a big naval battle of World War II which took out the Japanese Navy's ability to conduct big carrier actions.
  • The Battle for Leyte Gulf

    The Battle for Leyte Gulf
    The Battle of Leyte Gulf was considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, possibly the largest naval battle in history.
  • battle of the Bulge

    battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
  • battle for Iwo Jima

    battle for Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima, or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire.
  • battle for okinawa

    battle for okinawa
    The Battle of Okinawa was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest assault in the Pacific War of World War II.
  • Battle for Berlin

    Battle for Berlin
    The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II.