World War II Battles

This battle is considered the turning point of the European theater

Canada's first major military failure in WW2

Often referred to as the typhoon of steel

First major land Allied offensive against Japan

Highest United States Armed Forces casualty rate of any amphibious assault in the Pacific operations of World War

One of the first major instances in which the Soviets attempted to preempt a German summer offensive

This battle is often called one of the largest, longest and bloodiest engagement in modern warfare

This battle in the Pacific Theater is considered a victory for Japan in terms of ships sunk but a victory for America in strategic terms

This battle in the Pacific Theater occurred six months after Pearl Harbor

This battle is also called the Air Battle for England

This battle occurred around the same time as Churchill's finest hour and we shall fight on the beaches speech

This battle inspired a movie starring Harry Styles

This battle consisted of four assaults against the Winter Line during the Italian Campaign

This battle was an Allied invasion of French North Africa

This battle lead to the famous raising the flag photo

This operation occurred in the Netherlands and is considered a military failure for the Allied Forces

This battle lead to a famous propaganda photograph taken by Yevgeny Khaldei

This battle is largely considered to be one of the most significant battles between the USSR and the Axis powers

This battle was the last time Germany used blitzkrieg in an offensive battle

This battle lead to the creation of the Sai Wan War Cemetery

This battle put a stop to the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to carry out large-scale carrier actions

This battle was intended to open up the way to capture Rome, however, it resulted in a deadlock between Allied and Axis forces

This was the largest Naval battle in WW2

This is the first mainly airborne invasion in history

This battle removed German forces from the Lublin–Brest and Lvov–Sandomierz areas

This battle is also called the Ardennes Offensive

The allied invasion of Provence is called...

After being defeated by Axis forces in Gazala the British forces retreated to Egypt and assumed a defensive position here, this lead to this battle

This battle served to open up the shipping route to Antwerp

Considered to be the shortest battle in WW2

First large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign

Battle that ended in a catastrophic defeat for the Polish Home Army

Battle in which American and Nazi troops joined forces