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Battle of Berlin
Nazi Germany vs Soviet Union
~200,000 killed
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WWII battles
207 battles from 1939 to 1945 — who fought whom, what it decided, the cost, and where it happened on the map.
207 battles · WWII
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Battle of Castle Itter
United States vs Waffen-SS
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Battle of Halbe
Part of World War II
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Battle of Iwo Jima Begins
USA vs Japan
Part of the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign
26,000 US casualties
~26,000 US, 18,000 Japanese Iwo Jima, Japan
Flag raising Feb 23
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Battle of Königsberg
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Battle of Luzon
United States
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Battle of Manila Ends
USA vs Japan
Part of World War II
City destroyed
~100,000 civilians Manila, Philippines
Worst urban battle Pacific
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Battle of Okinawa
USA vs Japan
Part of the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign
Bloodiest Pacific battle
~14,000 US dead, 110,000 Japanese Okinawa, Japan
Buckner killed, highest ranking US officer killed by enemy
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Battle of Ramree Island
Imperial Japanese Army vs XV Corps
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Battle of Surabaya
United Kingdom
Part of the Indonesian National Revolution
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Battle of the Seelow Heights
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Bombing of Dresden
~25,000 killed
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Colmar Pocket
Part of World War II
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Iwo Jima Flag Raising
USA vs Japan
Iconic flag raising
~26,000 US final Iwo Jima, Japan
Rosenthal photo
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Operation Bodenplatte
Germany vs Allies
Last major Luftwaffe offensive
~300 aircraft destroyed Ypenburg, Netherlands
Final German air offensive failed
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Operation Ten-Go
Empire of Japan vs United States
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Ruhr Pocket
United Kingdom
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Siege of Breslau
Soviet Union, Nazi Germany
Part of the Eastern Front
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atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
United States vs Empire of Japan
~286,818 killed
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Anzio Landing - Operation Shingle
USA & Britain vs Germany
Beachhead stalemate 4 months
~30,000 Allies Anzio, Italy
Lucas fails to advance
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Battle for Caen
Allies of World War II vs United Kingdom
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Battle for Narva
Nazi Germany vs Soviet Union
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Battle of Aachen
United States vs Nazi Germany
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Battle of Angaur
United States
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Battle of Anzio
United States vs United Kingdom
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Battle of Arnhem
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Battle of Carentan
United States, Nazi Germany
Part of Operation Overlord
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Battle of Cherbourg
United States vs United Kingdom
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Battle of Eniwetok
United States, Empire of Japan
Part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign
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Battle of Guam
United States
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