World War 2 Battles

The World Book Encyclopedia begins its discussion of World War 2 with the following words: "World War 2 (1939-1945) killed more people, destroyed more property, disrupted more lives, and probably had more far reaching effects than any other war in history."

Below are some of the most famous battles of World War 2.

• Battle of Dunkirk "Dynamo"
  
  
• Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day or Operation Overlord
  
  
• Battle of Stalingrad
  
  
• First Battle of El Alamein
  
  
• Second Battle of El Alamein
  
  
• Operation Market Garden (Battle of Arnhem)
  
  
• Battle of Monte Cassino
  
  
• Battle of Ardennes (1944) (a.k.a. Battle of the Bulge)
  
  
• Battle of Britain
  
  
• Battle of Hurtgen Forest
  
  
• Battle of Kursk
  
  
• Battle of Leyte
  
  
• Battle of Peleliu
  
  
• Battle of Iwo Jima
  
  
• Battle of Okinawa
  
  
• Battle of Crete
  
  
• Battle of Lugou Bridge
  
  
• Battle of Tai er zhuang
  
  
• Battle of Changsha
  
  
• Battle of Hundred Regiments
  
  

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