World War II Battles by Year and Theater
1939
September 3-May 8, 1945 - Battle of the Atlantic - Atlantic Ocean
December 13 - Battle of the River Plate - South America
1940
February 16 - Altmark Incident - European Theater
May 25-June 4 - Dunkirk Evacuation - European Theater
July 3 - Attack on Mers el Kebir - North Africa
July-October - Battle of Britain - European Theater
September 17 - Operation Sea Lion (Invasion of Britain) - Postponed - European Theater
November 11/12 - Battle of Taranto - Mediterranean
December 8-February 9 - Operation Compass - North Africa
1941
March 27-29 - Battle of Cape Matapan - Mediterranean
April 6-30 - Battle of Greece - Mediterranean
May 20-June 1 - Battle of Crete - Mediterrane
May 24 - Battle of the Denmark Strait - Atlantic
September 8-January 27, 1944 - Siege of Leningrad - Eastern Front
October 2-January 7, 1942 - Battle of Moscow - Eastern Front
December 7 - Attack on Pearl Harbor - Pacific Theater
December 8-23 - Battle of Wake Island - Pacific Theater
December 8-25 - Battle of Hong Kong - Pacific Theater
December 10 - Sinking of Force Z - Pacific Theater
1942
January 7-April 9 - Battle of Bataan - Pacific Theater
January 31-February 15 - Battle of Singapore - Pacific Theater
February 27 - Battle of the Java Sea - Pacific Theater
April 18 - Doolittle Raid - Pacific Theater
March 31-April 10 - Indian Ocean Raid - Pacific Theater
May 4-8 - Battle of the Coral Sea - Pacific Theater
May 5-6 - Battle of Corregidor - Pacific Theater
May 26-June 21 - Battle of Gazala - North Africa
June 4-7 - Battle of Midway - Pacific Theater
July 1-27 - First Battle of El Alamein - North Africa
August 7-February 9, 1943 - Battle of Guadalcanal - Pacific Theater
August 9-15 - Operation Pedestal - Relief of Malta - Mediterranean
August 9 - Battle of Savo Island - Pacific Theater
August 19 - Dieppe Raid - European Theater
August 24/25 - Battle of the Eastern Solomons - Pacific Theater
August 25-September 7 - Battle of Milne Bay - Pacific
August 30-September 5 - Battle of Alam Halfa - North Africa
July 17-February 2, 1943 - Battle of Stalingrad - Eastern Front
October 11/12 - Battle of Cape Esperance - Pacific Theater
October 23-November 5 - Second Battle of El Alamein - North Africa
November 8-16 - Naval Battle of Casablanca - North Africa
October 25-26 - Battle of Santa Cruz - Pacific Theater
November 8 - Operation Torch - North Africa
November 12-15 - Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - Pacific Theater
November 27 - Operation Lila & Scuttling of the French Fleet - Mediterranean
November 30 - Battle of Tassafaronga - Pacific Theater
1943
January 29-30 - Battle of Rennell Island - Pacific Theater
February 19-25 - Battle of Kasserine Pass - North Africa
February 19-March 15 - Third Battle of Kharkov - Eastern Front
March 2-4 - Battle of the Bismarck Sea - Pacific Theater
April 18 - Operation Vengeance (Yamamoto Shot Down) - Pacific Theater
April 19-May 16 - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - Eastern Front
May 17 - Operation Chastise (Dambuster Raids) - European Theater
July 9-August 17 - Invasion of Sicily - Mediterranean
July 24-August 3 - Operation Gomorrah (Firebombing Hamburg) - European Theater
August 17 - Schweinfurt-Regensburg Raid - European Theater
September 3-16 - Invasion of Italy - European Theater
September 26 - Operation Jaywick - Pacific Theater
November 2 - Battle of Empress Augusta Bay - Pacific Theater
November 20-23 - Battle of Tarawa - Pacific Theater
November 20-23 - Battle of Makin - Pacific Theater
December 26 - Battle of the North Cape - Atlantic Ocean
1944
January 22-June 5 - Battle of Anzio - Mediterranean
January 31-February 3 - Battle of Kwajalein - Pacific Theater
February 17-18 - Operation Hailstone (Attack on Truk) - Pacific Theater
February 17-May 18 - Battle of Monte Cassino - European Theater
March 17-23 - Battle of Eniwetok - Pacific Theater
March 24/25 - The Great Escape - European Theater
June 4 - Capture of U-505 - European Theater
June 6 - Operation Deadstick (Pegasus Bridge) - European Theater
June 6 - D-Day - Invasion of Normandy - European Theater
June 6-July 20 - Battle of Caen - European Theater
June 15-July 9 - Battle of Saipan - Pacific Theater
June 19-20 - Battle of the Philippine Sea - Pacific Theater
July 21-August 10 - Battle of Guam - Pacific Theater
July 25-31 - Operation Cobra - Breakout from Normandy - European Theater
August 12-21 - Battle of the Falaise Pocket - European Theater
August 15-September 14 - Operation Dragoon - Invasion of Southern France - European Theater
September 15-November 27 - Battle of Peleliu - Pacific Theater
September 17-25 - Operation Market-Garden - European Theater
October 23-26 - Battle of Leyte Gulf
December 16-January 25, 1945 - Battle of the Bulge - European Theater
April 7 - Operation Ten-Go - Pacific Theater
April 16-19 - Battle of the Seelow Heights - Eurpean Theater
April 16-May 2 - Battle of Berlin - European Theater
April 29-May 8 - Operations Manna & Chowhound - European Theater
