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Kwajalein
Kwajalein, January–February 1944, was the first American assault on a Japanese-held atoll: the lessons learned there shaped every island battle that followed.
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Kwajalein
Kwajalein, January–February 1944, was the first American assault on a Japanese-held atoll: the lessons learned there shaped every island battle that followed.
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima, February–March 1945, cost 6,821 American and about 19,000 Japanese lives — and gave the world the famous flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain, July–October 1940, was the first battle fought entirely in the air: the RAF's Few defeated the Luftwaffe and ended Hitler's invasion plan.
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, April–June 1945, was the last great battle of the Pacific War: over 200,000 dead, including 100,000+ Okinawan civilians, and the kamikaze's deadliest campaign.
Wake Island
Wake Island, December 1941: a tiny Marine garrison of 449 men held off Japan's first invasion, sank two destroyers, and fought for 15 days before surrender.
Juno Beach
Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the Canadian landing: 21,400 men came ashore, advanced further inland than any other beach, and took 1,200 casualties.
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa, launched 22 June 1941, was the largest invasion in history: 3 million Axis troops attacked the Soviet Union and opened the Eastern Front.
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944 was the bloodiest D-Day landing: about 2,400 Americans fell on a single stretch of Normandy sand before the beach was won.
Salerno
Salerno (Operation Avalanche, 9–17 September 1943): the Allied landings in Italy, the German counterattack and the fight for the beachhead.
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943) was the bloodiest battle of WWII: the Soviet defence, Operation Uranus and the destruction of the German 6th Army.
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| Title | Date | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Attack on Pearl Harbor | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Britain | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Crete | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Iwo Jima | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Midway | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Okinawa | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Saipan | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of Stalingrad | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Battle of the Bulge | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| D-Day: The Normandy Landings | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Dunkirk | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Juno Beach | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Kwajalein | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Omaha Beach | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Operation Barbarossa | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Salerno | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Sedan | November 9, 2026 | World War II |
| Wake Island | November 9, 2026 | World War II |