What were some of the battles in World War 2?

Answer 1

10 major battles of World War Two

Guadlacanal - a invasion of a island near Australia to preserve its freedom

Barbarossa- the German attack of Russian borders

Stalingrad- a major urban battle lasting six months in Russia. Turning point of war

Battle of Britain- an aerial war over the main cities of Britain

Peleliu- a island we invaded to rid the region of Japanese. pointless battle.

Sicily- the taking of Italy and preserving allied Mediterrainen control.

Normandy- the key battle in Europe, securing France and Proving Germany's doom.

Kursk- largest tank battle in history, took place in Russia

Iwo Jima- a bloody battle for a small two mile island. 6000 marines dead.

Okinawa- Final battle, a brutal four month campaign in mud and guts.

Answer 2

Their isnt an official list but heres a list of battles i did found, their may be more but im not sure. This includes battles from the war in europe and in the pacific

I order it by year

1939

Battle of Westerplatte

Battle of Bzura

Battle of Mława

Battle of Tomaszów

Battle of Kock Battle of Warsaw

1940

Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of Kolla

Battle of Honkaniema

Battle of Drøbak Sound

Battle of Narvik

Battle of Namsos

Battle of the Netherlands

Battle of Belgium

Battle of France

Battle of Dunkirk

Battle of French Indochina

Battle of Dakar

Battle of Pindus

Battle of Gabon

Battle of Taranto

1941

Battle of Koh Chang

Battle of the Litani River

Battle of Damascus

Battle of Beirut

Battle of Keren

Battle of Cape Matapan

Battle of Denmark Strait

Invasion of Yugoslavia

Battle of Greece

Battle of Crete

Battle of Smolensk

Battle of Kiev

Battle of Moscow

Battle of Gondar

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Second Battle of Changsha

Battle of Thailand

Battle of Hong Kong

Battle of Guam

Battle of Wake Island

Battle of Malaya

Battle of Singapore

1942

Battle of Makassar Strait

Battle of Dražgoše

Battle of the Java Sea

Battle of Badung Strait

Battle of Java

Indian ocean raid

Battle of Christmas Island

Battle of Corregidor

Japanese capture of Burma

Battle of Nanos

Doolittle Raid

Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of Bir Hakeim

Battle of Midway

Convoy PQ-17

Battle of the Aleutian Islands

Attack on Sydney Harbour

First Battle of El Alamein

Second Battle of El Alamein

Battle of Sevastopol

Battle of Changsha

Kokoda Track Campaign

Battle of Guadalcanal

Battle of Savo Island

Battle of Dieppe

Battle of Stalingrad

Battle of the Eastern Solomons

Battle of Milne Bay

Battle of Buna-Gona

Battle of Wau

Battle of the Bismark sea

Salamaua-Lae campaign

Operation Cartwheel

Battle of Cape Esperance

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

Operation Torch

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Battle of Tassafaronga

Second Battle of Kharkov

Battle of Changsha

Battle of Madagascar

1943

Battle of Osankarica

Battle of Rennell Island

Battle of Guadalcanal

Third Battle of Kharkov

Battle of the Kasserine Pass

Battle of Neretva

Battle of the Komandorski Islands

Battle of Bismarck Sea

Battle of the Bering Sea

Battle of Attu

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Battle of Sutjeska

Battle of Castle Turjak

Battle of Kursk

Allied invasion of Sicily

Allied invasion of Italy

Dodecanese Campaign Battle of Kos Battle of Leros

Battle of Smolensk

Battle of Kiev

Raid on Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission

Battle of Tarawa

Battle of Makin

Battle of the Bernhardt Line

1944

Battle of Cisterna

Battle of Monte Cassino

Battle of Anzio

Battle of Kwajalein

Battle of the Admin Box

Battle of Eniwetok

Battle of Imphal and Battle of Kohima

Operation Ichi-Go

Operation Rösselsprung

Battle of Normandy

Battle of Saipan

Battle of Guam

Battle of Tinian

Operation Bagration

Battle of Philippine Sea

Battle of Tali-Ihantala

Warsaw Uprising

Operation Dragoon

Battle of Debrecen

Gothic Line offensive

Battle of Arnhem

Battle of Peleliu

Battle of Aachen

Battle of the Scheldt

Battle of Crucifix Hill

Battle of Angaur

Battle of Hurtgen Forest

Battle of Leyte

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Operation Queen

Battle of the Bulge

1945

Operation Elephant

Raid at Cabanatuan

Battle of Bataan

Battle of Manila

Battle of Luzon

Battle of Corregidor

Raid at Los Baños

Battle of Mindanao

Operation Varsity

Battle of the Visayas

Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay

Battle of Iwo Jima

Battle of West Henan-North Hubei

Battle of Halbe

Battle of Berlin

Battle of Triest

Battle of Tarakan

Battle of Poljana

Battle of Odzak

Battle of West Hunan

Battle of Okinawa

Battle of North Borneo

Battle of Balikpapan

Battle of Manchuria