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World War II operations and battles of the Italian Campaign (2 C, 60 P) Pages in category "Battles of World War II involving Germany" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 291 total.
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.
The Battle of Bautzen (or Battle of Budziszyn, April 1945) was one of the last battles of the Eastern Front during World War II in Europe.It was fought on the extreme southern flank of the Spremberg-Torgau Offensive, seeing days of pitched street fighting between forces of the Polish Second Army under elements of the Soviet 52nd Army and 5th Guards Army on one side and elements of German Army ...
Model of the Volkshalle in World Capital Germania, part of Adolf Hitler's vision for the future of Nazi Germany after the planned victory in World War II. A hypothetical military victory of the Axis powers over the Allies of World War II (1939–1945) is a common topic in speculative literature.
The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offensive operations were designed to seize and capture its east and west banks: Operation Veritable and Operation Grenade in February 1945, and Operation ...
German defensive victory Germany longest ever battle fought by the U.S. Army; Failure to capture the Rur River; Battle of Metz: September 27, 1944 December 13, 1944 Metz, France Siegfried Line campaign 2,851+ [3] American tactical victory, German strategic victory Germany American capture of Metz; hindered advance of U.S. Third Army; Battle of ...
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. [1] It is relatively certain that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least five aerial victories. [2]
The Battle of the Seelow Heights, fought over four days from 16 until 19 April, was one of the last pitched battles of World War II: almost one million Red Army soldiers and more than 20,000 tanks and artillery pieces were deployed to break through the "Gates to Berlin", which were defended by about 100,000 German soldiers and 1,200 tanks and guns.