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27 January: The first World War II US mission flown against the German homeland bombs Kriegsmarine submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven. [27]: 107 5/6 March: The first raid of the Battle of the Ruhr [2] flew RAF Bomber Command's 100,000th sortie of World War II, with 160 acres destroyed and 53 Krupps buildings bombed at Essen.
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 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. Operations are categorised ...
The more complete list below includes battles, invasions, and raids and names the specific carriers involved. "Naval battle" refers to a naval engagement entirely on water, "invasion" refers to an operation involving amphibious landing of troops to occupy land areas, and "raid" refers to attacks without the intention to occupy the land areas ...
In all, 44 World War II campaigns were designated by the U.S. Army: 24 for the Asiatic – Pacific Theater, 19 in the European – African–Middle Eastern Theater, and one in the American Theater. In addition, there were three main blanket campaigns: antisubmarine warfare, ground combat and air combat. These were designated for each theater ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II : World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945. The war pitted two major military alliances against each other: the Allies of the United States, Soviet Union, United ...
Western Front (1944–1945) Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) commanded Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until May 1945. Battle of Normandy (June–August 1944) Northern France Campaign (July–September 1944) Southern France Campaign ( Operation Dragoon) (August–September 1944) Battle of the Siegfried ...
Battleships in World War II. German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, shelling Westerplatte in Poland on 1 September 1939. World War II saw the end of the battleship as the dominant force in the world's navies. At the outbreak of the war, large fleets of battleships—many inherited from the dreadnought era decades before—were one of the ...
Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving South Africa (1 C, 1 P) Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the Soviet Union (2 C, 6 P)