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An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to ...
Invasion of Iceland; Battle of Imphal; Japanese invasion of French Indochina; Invasion of Val d'Aran; Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran; Italian invasion of British Somaliland; Italian invasion of Egypt; Allied invasion of Italy; Battle of Iwo Jima
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
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 ...
Media in category "Battles and operations of World War II" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. AtlanticGoodwood Battle plan.jpg 263 × 399; 39 KB
Axis order of battle for the invasion of Yugoslavia Yugoslav order of battle prior to the invasion of Yugoslavia: April 6 – May 3, 1941 Battle of Crete: Commonwealth, Greek and Axis forces: May 20 – June 1, 1941 Operation Barbarossa: Axis and Soviet Forces: June 22, 1941 Leningrad Strategic Defensive: Order of battle for the Leningrad ...
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 [update] this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states.