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World War 2 Battles and Maps 1939 - 1942
European & North African Theaters
The following map plots the the locations of 107 significant World War II battles and campaigns on the Western Front, Eastern Front, Italy, Africa and the Middle East from 1939-1942. Below the map is a listing of these battles and campaigns sorted by date. A map and list of battles in the European and African theaters from 1943-1945 is located here.
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World War II Battles and Campaigns on the Western Front, Eastern Front,
Italy, Africa and the Middle East from 1939-1942:
Battle/Campaign |
Location |
Dates |
Info |
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Invasion of Poland |
Poland |
September 1 - October 6, 1939 |
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Battle of the Atlantic |
Atlantic Ocean |
September 3, 1939 - May 7, 1945 |
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Battle of the Bzura |
Poland |
September 9 - 22, 1939 |
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Winter War |
Finland, Russia |
November 30, 1939 - March 13, 1940 |
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Battle of the River Plate |
South Atlantic |
December 13, 1939 |
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Battle of Denmark |
Denmark |
April 9, 1940 |
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Norwegian Campaign |
Norway |
April 9 - June 10, 1940 |
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Battles of Narvik |
Norway |
April 9 - June 8, 1940 |
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Battle of France |
Belgium/France |
May 10 - June 25, 1940 |
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Battle of Maastricht |
Belgium |
May 10, 1940 |
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Battle for The Hague |
Netherlands |
May 10, 1940 |
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Battle of Fort Eben-Emael |
Belgium |
May 10 - 11, 1940 |
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Battle of Zeeland |
Netherlands |
May 10 - 18, 1940 |
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Battle of the Grebbeberg |
Netherlands |
May 11 - 13, 1940 |
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| Battle of the Afsluitdijk |
Netherlands |
May 12 - 14, 1940 |
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Battle of Hannut |
Belgium |
May 12 - 14, 1940 |
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Battle of Dunkirk |
France |
May 26 - June 4, 1940 |
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Operation Juno |
Off Norway |
June 8, 1940 |
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| East African Campaign |
East Africa |
June 10, 1940 - November 27, 1941 |
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Attack on Mers-eKébir |
Algeria |
July 3, 1940 |
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Battle of Britain
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Great Britain
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July 10 - October 31, 1940
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Italian Conquest of British Somaliland |
British Somaliland |
August 3 - 17, 1940 |
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| Italian Invasion of Egypt |
Egypt |
September 9 - 16, 1940 |
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Battle of Dakar |
French West Africa |
September 23 - 25, 1940 |
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Greco-Italian War |
Albania & Greece |
October 28, 1940 - April 23, 1941 |
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Battle of Gabon |
French Africa |
November 8 -12, 1940 |
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Operation Compass |
Egypt & Libya |
December 8, 1940 - February 9, 1941 |
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Battle of Keren |
Eritrea |
February 3 - April 1, 1941 |
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| Invasion of Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia |
April 6 - 17, 1941 |
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| Battle of Greece |
Greece |
April 6 - 30, 1941 |
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Siege of Tobruk |
Libya |
April 10 - November 27, 1941 |
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Anglo-Iraqi War |
Iraq |
May 2 - 31, 1941 |
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Operation Brevity |
Egypt & Libya |
May 15 - 16, 1941 |
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Hunt for & Sinking of the Bismarck
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Off Ireland
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May 18 - 27, 1941
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Battle of Crete |
Crete |
May 20 - June 1, 1941 |
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| Battle of the Denmark Strait |
Off Iceland |
May 24, 1941 |
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Operation Skorpion |
Egypt |
May 26 - 27, 1941 |
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Battle of the Litani River |
Lebanon |
June 9, 1941 |
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Battle of Jezzine |
Lebanon |
June 13, 1941 |
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| Operation Battleaxe |
Libya |
June 15 - 17, 1941 |
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Battle of Kissoué |
Syria |
June 17, 1941 |
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Battle of Damascus |
Syria |
June 18 - 21, 1941 |
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Battle of Merdjayoun |
Lebanon |
June 19 - 24, 1941 |
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Operation Barbarossa |
Eastern Europe, Russia |
June 22 - December 5, 1941 |
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Battle of Bialystok-Minsk |
Poland & Belorussia |
June 22 - 29, 1941 |
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Defense of Brest Fortress |
Belorussia |
June 22 - 30, 1941 |
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| Finland | June 22 - December 2, 1941 |
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Battle of Raseiniai |
Lithuania |
June 23 - 27, 1941 |
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Continuation War |
Finland & Russia |
June 25, 1941 - September 19, 1944 |
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Battle of Brody |
Ukraine |
June 26 - 30, 1941 |
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Operation Platinum Fox |
Lappland, Russia |
June 29 - September 21, 1941
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Operation Arctic Fox
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Lappland, Russia
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July 1 - November 17, 1941
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Battle of Palmyra |
Syria |
July 1, 1941 |
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Battle of Deir ez-Zor |
Syria |
July 3, 1941 |
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Battle of Damour |
Lebanon |
July 5 - 9, 1941 |
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Battle of Smolensk |
Russia |
July 6 - August 5, 1941 |
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| Finnish Reconquest of Ladoga Karelia |
Finland & Russia |
July 9 - August 23, 1941 |
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Battle of Beirut |
Lebanon |
July 12, 1941 |
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Battle of Uman |
Ukraine |
July 15 - August 8, 1941 |
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| Finland & Russia | July 31 - September 9, 1941 |
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| Siege of Odessa |
Ukraine |
August 8 - October 16, 1941 |
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Battle of Kiev |
Ukraine |
August 23 - September 26, 1941 |
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Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran |
Iran |
August 25 - September 17, 1941 |
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Yelnya Offensive |
Russia |
August 30 - September 8, 1941 |
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| Finnish Conquest of East Karelia |
Finland & Russia |
September 4 - December 8, 1941 |
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Siege of Leningrad |
Russia |
September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944 |
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Operation Wotan |
Russia |
September 9 - November 1, 1941 |
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Crimea Campaign |
Ukraine |
September 26, 1941 - May 15, 1942 |
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Battle of Moscow |
Russia |
October 2, 1941 - January 7, 1942 |
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Battle of Bryansk |
Russia |
October 2 - 21, 1941 |
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Battle at Borodino Field |
Russia |
October 13, 1941 - January 18, 1942 |
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First Battle of Kharkov |
Ukraine |
October 20 - 24, 1941 |
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Siege of Sevastopol |
Ukraine |
October 30, 1941 - July 4, 1942 |
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Battle of Gondar |
Ethiopia |
November 13 - 27, 1941 |
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Operation Crusader |
Egypt & Libya |
November 18 - December 30, 1941 |
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Rzhev Battles |
Russia |
January 8, 1942 - March 22, 1943 |
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Demyansk Pocket |
Russia |
February 9 - April 21, 1942 |
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English Channel
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February 11- 13, 1942 |
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Finland & Russia
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March 26 - April 2, 1942 |
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Saint-Nazaire Raid |
France |
March 28, 1942 |
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Operation Hannover |
Russia |
April 1 - June 30, 1942 |
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Invasion of Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia |
April 6, 1941 - April 17, 1941 |
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Battle of Greece |
Greece |
April 6 - April 30, 1941 |
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Battle of Madagascar |
Madagascar |
May 5 - November 6, 1942 |
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Battle of the Kerch Peninsula |
Crimea, Ukraine |
May 8 - 18, 1942 |
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Second Battle of Kharkov |
Ukraine |
May 12 - 28, 1942 |
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Battle of Crete |
Crete |
May 20 - June 1, 1941 |
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Battle of Bir Hakeim |
Libya |
May 26 - June 11, 1942 |
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Battle of Gazala |
Libya |
May 26 - June 21, 1942 |
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| Battle of Voronezh |
Russia |
June 23 - July 6, 1942 |
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Operation Case Blue |
Southern Russia |
June 28 - August 19, 1942 |
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First Battle of El Alamein |
Egypt |
July 1 - 27, 1942 |
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Gulf of Finland
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July 8 - 10, 1942 |
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Battle of Stalingrad |
Russia |
July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943 |
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Operation Edelweiss |
Caucasus, Russia |
July 23 - August 21, 1942 |
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North Caucasian Strategic Defensive Operation |
Caucasus, Russia |
July 25 - December 31, 1942 |
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Dieppe Raid |
France |
August 19, 1942 |
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Battle of Alam el Halfa |
Egypt |
August 30 - September 5, 1942 |
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Second Battle of El Alamein |
Egypt |
October 23 - November 5, 1942 |
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Operation Torch, Operation Reservist |
Algeria |
November 8 - 10, 1942 |
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Operation Torch, Operation Terminal |
Algeria |
November 8, 1942 |
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Operation Torch, Operation Brushwood |
Morocco |
November 8, 1942 |
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Operation Torch, Operation Blackstone |
Morocco |
November 8, 1942 |
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| Run for Tunis |
Tunisia |
November 10 - December 25, 1942 |
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Tunisia Campaign |
Tunisia |
November 17, 1942 - May 13, 1943 |
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| Velikiye Luki Offensive |
Russia |
November 19, 1942 - January 16, 1943 |
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| Operation Uranus |
Southern Russia |
November 19 - 23, 1942 |
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Operation Mars |
Russia |
November 25 - December 20, 1942 |
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| Operation Winter Storm |
Southern Russia |
December 12 - 23, 1942 |
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Operation Little Saturn |
Southern Russia |
December 16 - 29, 1942 |
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Battle of the Barents Sea |
Barents Sea |
December 31, 1942 |
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