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| 1916 Easter Rising, Ireland. 24 April Irish rebellion against British occupation centered in Dublin. |
1916 Easter Rising British Army
Dublin Metropolitan Police
Royal Irish Constabulary Irish Republican Brotherhood
Irish Volunteers
Irish Citizen Army
Cumann na mBan
Hibernian Rifles
Fianna Éireann |
| 1919 - 21 2 Irish War of Independence Irish Republic United Kingdom |
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1920 Kilmichael Ambush,  Ireland. 28 November Important battle in Irish War of Independence |
| 1922 - 3 1 Irish Civil War Protreaty forces Antitreaty forces |
Irish Civil War 1921 - 1924
Parnell 1937
Captain Boycott 1947
Informer 1935
Juno Paycock 1930
Michael Collins 1996
Wind that Shakes Barley 2006
Talk of Angels 1998
My Left Foot 1989
Nora 2000
A Portrait Of Artist As A Young Man 1979 |
| 1922 Battle of Dublin, Ireland. First probably most important battle of Irish Civil War |
| 1922 Battle of Kilmallock, Ireland. Battle of Irish Civil War |
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| 1914 Imperial troops assembled for war |
1914 - 8 4 World War 1. Allied (Entente) Powers France 8.66M 5.66, British Empire 8.84M, Russia 12M 6.76M 147, Italy 5.6M 1.6M 15–8, USA 4.74M 322 178, Romania 1.23M 370 168, Japan 800 1.3, Serbia 707 408, Belgium 380 82.9, Greece 250 47 178, Portugal 100 21 168 Australia 413 214, Canada 629 215, India 1.44M 143, Montenegro 50 13, Nepal 200 50, South Africa 136 21.5, UK 6.2M 2.5M
43M 5.5MX, 12.8MW, 4.1MM 22.48MT
VS Central Powers Germany 13.25M 7.2m, AustriaHungary 7.8M 6.74m, Ottoman Empire 3M 975, Bulgaria 1.2M 255 158, Jabal Shammar, Finland 18,
Lithuania 18,
Ukraine, Courland & Semigallia 18,
Azerbaijan, Northern Caucasus
25.25M 4.4MX, 8.4MW, 3.6MM, 16.4MT
| 1915 Battle of Qurna. Iraq UK, British India 2.1 #281 VS Ottomans 1 1 |
| 1915 Battle of Gallipoli. Turkey Ottomans 315.5 6 then 15div 251 %60 VS British 489, France 79 5 then 16div 220 59% |
| 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon. Iraq Ottoman 18 6.29.5 52G VS British, British India 11 4.6 2W |
| 1916 First Tank developed. Mark 1 |
| 1916 Battle of Magdhaba. Egypt British Empire UK, Australia, New Zealand 6 #22X #124WVS Ottomans 2 #300+X #300W 1.2C |
| 1916 Battle of Mecca. Saudi Arabia UK, British Raj, Arab Army 5+ VS Ottomans 1 |
| 1917 Ancient Law Its Connection to History of Early Societyby Henry Sumner Maine 101,901 K |
| 1917 Battle of Rafa. Palestine UK, Australia, New Zealand #71X #415W VS Ottomans 2 #200X #168W 1.4C |
| 1917 Battle of Jerusalem. Israel UK, Australia, India, New Zealand 18 VS Ottomans, Germans 25 |
| 1917 Battle of Cambrai. France UK, Newfoundland 2Cor 55.2 476T (378CT) 179 VS Germany 1Cor 45 |
| 1918 Battle of Soissons . France France, UK, USA 125 VS Germany 168 |
| 1918 2nd Battle of Somme. France UK, (+Australia, Canada), USA 5.6 VS Germany + #600+C |
| 1918 Battle of Megiddo. Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria British Empire, UK, British India, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, France, Hejaz 57 12 540G VS Ottomans, Germany 32 3C 402G 29XWC |
| 1918 Battle of Doiran. Macedonia Bulgaria 35 9thDiv 2.7 VS UK 3.5, Greece 29.3, France 75 6.67.8 |
| 1918 Battle of Baku. Azerbaijan Ottomans 14 #500C 30G, Azerbaijan 2 VS Baku Commune 6 40G, UK 1 1AB 1MGS 3ArC 2 #200, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Armenia, Centrocaspian Dictatorship, White Russians |
| 1918 Battle of Piave River. Italy Italy 58Div, UK 3Div, France 2Div, Czechslovakia 80XW VS AustriaHungary 57Div 60X 90W 25C |
| 1918 Battle of Vittorio Veneto. Italy End of AustroHungarian Empire Italy 51Div, UK 3Div, France 2Div, Czechloslovakia 1Div, USA 2Reg 57Div 7.7G 37.4XW VS AustriaHungary 61Div 35X 100W 300C 6.1G |
| 1918 2nd Battle of Lys. Belgium UK, (+Australia, Newfoundland), Portugal, Belgium, France, USA ? 120 VS Germany 800 120 |
| 1918 Battle of Amiens. France UK 3Div 800, (Australia 5Div, Canada 4Div), France 12Div 1.1, USA 1Div 24Div 1.9 532T VS Germany 10ADiv 4RDiv 365 30XWM |
| 1914 1st Battle of Albert. France UK, (Newfoundland) 13Div, France 11Div 24Div VS Germany 6Div |
| 1916 2nd Battle of Albert. France UK, (Newfoundland) 13Div, France 11Div 24Div VS Germany 6Div |
| 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge. France UK, Canada 5Div 170 3.6X 7W VS Germany 3Div 3045 ?XW 4C |
| 1918 3rd Battle of Albert. France UK, (Newfoundland) 13Div, France 11Div 24Div VS Germany 6Div |
| 1918 Battle of Doiran. Macedonia Bulgaria 35 9thDiv 2.7 VS UK 3.5, Greece 29.3, France 75 6.67.8 |
| 1918 Battle of Romani. Egypt UK, Australia, New Zealand 14 1.1VS Ottomans, Germany, AustriaHungary 16 9.2 w/ 4C |
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| 1919 Nancy Astor first Woman to sit as a Member of Parliament |
| 1919 3rd Anglo-Afghan War Afghanistan British Empire
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| 1926 Imperial conference gives Dominion status to settler colonies |
| 1929 Secretary of State for Dominions instituted |
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| 1931 Statute of Westminster gives Dominions control over own parliaments |
| 1935 British Council established |
| 1938 IRA bombings in England |
| 1938 - 48 10 British-Zionist conflict Jewish Resistance Movement
Haganah Irgun Lehi British Army
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1939 - 45 6 World War II. Allies Soviet Union 60M 415, United States 20.4M 415,
British Empire, China 4.4M 3745, France 2.5M, Poland 1.95M, Canada 1M, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Yugoslavia 850 415, Greece 405, Norway 405, Netherlands 500 405, Belgium 800 405, Czechoslovakia,
Brazil 425
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VS Axis Germany, Japan 3745, Italy 403, Hungary 405, Romania 414, Bulgaria 414 Finland 414, Thailand 425, Iraq 41, Manchukuo, Italy 435, Croatia 415, Slovakia
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1940 - 2 2 Battles of Fort Capuzzo. Libya UK, New Zealand VS Germany, Italy * Changes hands 4X
| 1940 Capture of Fort Capuzzo. Libya UK, New Zealand 1CReg 1TReg 1Sq VS Germany, Italy |
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| 1940 - 1 1 East African Campaign. Sudan, British Somaliland, Colonial Kenya, Italian Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, Abyssinia UK, British Somaliland, Kenya Colony, British India, Gold Coast, Colonial Nigeria, N. Rhodesia, S. Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Free Ethiopians, Belgium, Belgian Congo, Free French 20 then 250+ 4+ VS Italy 74, Italian E. Africa 182 Eritrean & Somalians 156 6+ 230C |
| 1940 Battle of Dakar. Senegal German France 1B 1D 2C 4D 1 3Su 2 1Fre F VS UK, Australia, Free French 2B 2D 1AC 6To 5C 2D 10D |
| 1940 Battle of Cape Matapan. Off Greece UK, Australia 1AC 1To 3B 7LC 4LD 17D #3X VS Italy 1B HD 6HC 3 2LC 17D 2 2.3+X 5 2HD |
| 1940 Norwegian Campaign. Norway Germany 7Div 100 1.3X Land 2.4X Sea 5.3 1.6W VS Norway 6 Div 55 1.7 #860X, UK 1.9XWM Land 2.5X Sea, France, Polish Army 93 #400CivX |
| 1940 Battles of Narvik. Norway Germany 10D 0 VS Norway 2CD 2 #343X |
| 1940 Operation Weserübung. Denmark, Norway Germany 9Div 1MoRiBrig120 1.1AC #341X1ABat 1HCr 1LCr 10D #448M #341W 5.6XM VS Norway 6Div 60 1.3X ?M, Denmark 2Div 14.5 #16X, UK, France, Poland in Exile 109.5 6.1X |
| 1940 Battle of Britain. UK, Canada 1,963, 1,547 544X 422W VS Germany, Italy 2,550 1,887 2,698X 967C 638M |
| 1940 Battle of Belgium. Germany 141Div 7.4G 2.4T 5.4 4Wor ?Ca #43PTX #100PTW VS Belgium, France, UK, Netherlands 144Div 14G 3.4T 2.5 222.4 #900 200C |
| 1940 Battle of France. Axis Germany 141Div 3.35M 157.6Cas 7.4G 2.4T #795 5.6 1.3 400D, Italy 300 6 163.7 VS Allies France 150, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Luxembourg 144Div 3.3M 2.26M 14G 4T 2.9 |
| 1940 Battle of Sedan. France Germany 60 #647XW 41V 771T 1.5 141A 96RB 81 VS France, UK 10 ? 174A 152B 250F 167 |
| 1940 Battle of Arras. France Germany #300XW #400C VS UK, France 74T 35 5075XW #170C then X |
| 1940 Siege of Calais. France Germany 1PTDiv #775XW VS UK, France 4T 40 #300X #200W 3.5C |
| 1940 Battle of Dunkirk. France Germany 800 2020XW 100T 240 VS France, UK, Belgium 400 338E 11X 40C 50V 177 9D 200MV |
| 1940 Battle of Britain. UK UK, Canada 2, 1.5 #544X #422W VS Germany, Italy 2.6 1.9 2.7X #967C #638B |
| 1940 Hardest Day. UK UK 2734F 39FD 29G 23GD #10X #8LW #11SW VS Germany 6971 31D #94X #40C #25W |
| 1940 Battle of Britain Day. UK UK 50Ob 630Fi 29 21D #15X #14W #1CVS Germany 620Fi 500B 1.1 5761 20SD #6381X #635C #301W #21M #25479 |
| 1940 Battle of Graveney Marsh. UK UK 1Bat 0 VS Germany 1BoPl 1PlC 4 #1W |
| 1940 Italian conquest of British Somaliland. Ethiopia Italy, Italian East Africa 24 465X 1.5W VS UK, India, British East Somaliland, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa 4 38X 102W 120M 3+SomaliSoX * Fall of British Somoliland |
| 1940 1 1 Operation Compass. Egypt, Libya UK, India, Australia, Free France 36 500X 55M 1.4W 275T 120A 142 15 VS Italy 150 3X 115C 600T 400 1.6A 1.3 331 1.2 |
| 1941 Battle of Crete. Greece Germany 14PT 15MT 280DB Fi180 500T 80Gl, Italy 2.7 6.7 3.7 370D VS Greece 11.5 1.3TXW, UK 15, Australia 7.1, New Zealand 6.7 40 Inc10NC 23.8 4X 17C |
| 1941 Operation Battleaxe. Libya Germany, Italy 13.2 169T 12 130Fi 84B 114T 10 698 VS UK, India 25 190T 9198 98Fi 105B 203T 36 969 |
| 1941 Siege of Tobruk. Libya Australia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, UK, India 27 3.8 VS Germany, Italy 35 74150 |
| 1941 Iraq Campaign. Anglo–Iraqi War Iraq UK, Abd alIlah loyalists, Assyrian Levies, India, British Palestine, Transjordan, Australia, New Zealand 1Div 2BriGr 60X 100+ 28 VS Iraq 116 5060Ser Most, Arab irregulars,
Syrian Committee, Germany 219 19,
Italy 12 3 4Div 1.8 500X 14957 + |
| 1941 Operation Brevity. EgyptLibya Border UK, Australia 3Bat 53T 5 6 206+ VS Germany, Italy +Bat 3050T 3 605+ |
| 1941 Operation Skorpion. Egypt Germany VS UK 1Bat #173 12A 5T |
| 1941 Operation Battleaxe. Libya Germany, Italy 13.2 169T 12 130Fi 84B 114T 10 698 VS UK, India 25 190T 9198 98Fi 105B 203T 36 969 |
| 1941 SyriaLebanon Campaign. Syria, Lebanon Australia, UK, India, Palestine, Transjordan, Free French, Free Czechs 34 4 50+ 27 1L 1+C 6D VS Germany, German France, Syria, Lebanon 45 6.48.9 90T 289 179 2D 3Su |
| 1941 Iran Campaign. AngloSoviet invasion of Iran USSR 3Arm #40X 3, UK 2Div 3Bri #22X #50W 1T, India, Australia #62X #50W 3 1T VS Iran 9Div #800X 200CiX 60 6 (2G 4D) |
| 1941 Operation Crusader. Egypt, Libya UK, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Poland, Czechloslovakia 118 17.7 738T 800 724 616Ser 300 VS Germany, Italy 119 38.3 390414T 340 536 342Ser 332 |
| 1941 Battle of Gazala. Libya Germany 3.4, Italy 90 560T 400 VS UK, India, South Africa, Free French 110 50XWC 843T 1.2 |
| 1941 Battle of Keren. Eritrea UK, India 2Div, Free French 2Bat 13 536X 3.2W VS Italy 23 12.1X 21.7W |
| 1941 Battle of Hong Kong. China Japan 52 2X 6W VS UK, Hong Kong, Bitish India 14 2.1XM 2.3W 10C 4CiX 3CiW |
| 1941 Battle of Greece. Germany 680 1.1X 3.8W #385M 1.2T 700, Italy 565 13.8X 63.1W 25.1M 163T 463, Albania, Bulgaria #400XMC 1.24M VS Greece 430 13.3X 62.7W 1.3M 20T, UK, Australia, New Zealand 62.6 903X 1.3W 14C 100T 2300 512.6 14.2X 63.9W 1.3M 14C 120T 2300 |
| 1942 Battle of Madagascar. UK, North Rhodesia, South Africa, Australia 1015 620 107X 280W 1B HD 1Ta VS German Empire Vichy France, Japan 8 150X 500W 1MSu |
| 1942 1st Battle of El Alamein. Egypt UK, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa 150 13.3 179T 1+A 1.5+ VS Germany 10, Italy 90 70T 500 |
| 1942 Battle of Alam el Halfa. Egypt UK, New Zealand 4Div Cor 1.8XWC 68T 67 VS Germany 6TDiv, Italy 2.9XWC 49T 60G 400Tran 36 |
| 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein. Egypt UK India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Free French, Greece 195 13.6 1T 332500 435AC 892908A 1.5ATG 111 73050 530Ser 97VS Germany, Italy 116 30.6 547T 500 192AC 552A 4961ATG 254 770900 480Ser 84 |
| 1942 Battle of El Agheila. Libya UK, Poland, New Zealand VS Germany, Italy * Axis retreats to Tunisia |
| 1942 Operation Torch. Morocco, Algeria USA, UK, Free French, Canada, Netherlands 107 479+X 720W VS Germany 2Sub in Mor., Vichy France 60 1.3X 2W |
| 1942 Operation Terminal. Morocco, Algeria USA, UK 2D 1 622 VS German Empire Vichy France |
| 1940 Attack on MerselKebir. Off Algeria UK 1AC 2B 1BC 2LC 11D 6 #2X VS German Empire Vichy France 2BC 1D 2B 1 1D 6D 1Gr 3D 1.3X 350W |
| 1942 - 3 1 Tunisia Campaign. Tunisia UK, India, USA, France, New Zealand, Poland, Greece 76 849 VS Germany, Italy 300 1 600+C |
| 1942 Battle of Kasserine Pass. Tunisia Germany, Italy 22 2 34T VS USA 6.5, UK, Free French 30 10 183T |
| 1943 Operation Fustian. Sicily, Italy UK 1PTBri 1Div 141X 168MW 42T 5GlVS Germany 1PTDiv, Italy 1Div |
| 1940 1 Blitz. UK UK 403CiX 46139CiW VS Germany 3.4ACX 2.3 |
| 1940 2 2 Siege of Malta. Malta UK, Malta, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia Supply: Free French, Greece, Poland, Norway, USA 30BuD 40Su 2AC 4C 19D 716F 369 64Gr 2.3ACXW 1.3CiX VS Italy 175 72%T 16Su, Germany 357 50U 23%M 2 2.3M 17.2X 2.3M |
| 1941 4 3 Continuation War. Finland, Russia USSR, UK VS Finland 530 63.3XM 158W #939Ci fm Pl #190Ci fm Soviots 2.43.5C , Germany 220, 14XM 37W ?NC Italy 275+ |
| 1941 Battle of Gondar. Ethiopia UK KenyaACReg, Ethiopians VS Italy 40 |
| 1941 SyriaLebanon Campaign. Syria, Lebanon Australia, UK, India, Palestine, Transjordan, Free French, Free Czechs 34 4 50+ 27 1L 1+C 6D VS Germany, German France, Syria, Lebanon 45 6.48.9 90T 289 179 2D 3Su |
| 1941 Operation Crusader. Egypt, Libya UK, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Poland, Czechloslovakia 118 17.7 738T 800 724 616Ser 300 VS Germany, Italy 119 38.3 390414T 340 536 342Ser 332 |
| 1942 Operation Cerberus. English Channel Germany 2B 1D 1LD 1HC 6D 1HD 14To 2LD 26E 32B 252Fi 22 38 #13SaX #2SaW #23ACX VS UK 6D 3DE 32MTo 450 42 61 #40XM #21W |
| 1942 Operation Donnerkeil. English Channel, North Sea & north Germany Germany 252M&FWF 30MTF 17 32DoBo 5 22 #23X VS UK 450 41 |
| 1942 St. Nazaire Raid. France UK #265Com 4D 1G 1, 1To 1, 3Flot 13 15, 5Sq 2Pl #169X #215C VS Germany 1Brig 1Bat 1Div 5 #3602UBFlot 2MS 1To 2Ju 2Ta 2Tu 6 1Dock |
| 1942 Dieppe Raid. France Germany 1Div 1.5 #311 #280W VS Canada 1Div 3.4XWC, UK 3ComB 10.5 8D 1 237 33LC 34 74Sq 94Fi 6B #887X #30W #17C, Polish Forces 4.3X |
| 1942 Battle of Medenine. Tunisia UK, New Zealand, Free French VS Germany, Italy |
| 1942 Operation Pugilist. Tunisia UK India, Free French, New Zealand 51T 952 w/ 7AC VS Germany, Italy |
| 1943 Battle of Sicily. Italy UK, USA, Canada, Newfoundland, Free French 160467 24.8 5.8X 15.7W 3.3C 14V 600T 1.8G VS Italy 230 131.4147 +C, Germany 60 20 260T 1.4 |
| 1943 Operation Ladbroke. Syracuse, Italy UK 1PTBri 2 313X 174WM VS Italy 1Bat 1Reg |
| 1943 Allied invasion of Italy. UK, USA, Canada 189 2X 7W 3.5M VS Germany, Italy 100 3.5 |
| 1943 Operation Slapstick. Italy UK 1AiDiv 1CSq 1 2.2 #106X #154W VS Germany 1PTDiv |
| 1943 Dodecanese Campaign. Off Greece Germany, Italian Rep 1.2 15L VS UK, Kingdom of Italy, South Africa, Greece 4.8 6D 4CLD 4CHD 2Su 10MS&CD 113 |
| 1943 Battle of Leros. Off Greece Germany 520X 45W VS Italy 8So&Sa, UK 1Bri 3 2Sq 115, Greece 20CiX 419X 4.8W 8.5C 115 |
| 1943 Battle of Kos. Off Greece Germany 4 15X 70W VS UK 1.4 1.4C, Italy 3.5 3.1C, South Africa 4.9 4.5C 91OX |
| 1944 Battle of Rimini. Italy UK, Canada, Greece, New Zealand 3.4 VS Germany |
| 1944 Battle of San Marino. San Marino British Empire India 1Div VS Germany 1Div |
1944 Battle of Garfagnana. Italy Germany, Italy 9.1 100A 1XM VS USA, UK, India 18 120T 140A 1XM #300+C
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| 1944 Operation Overlord. France USA, UK, Canada, Free French, Poland, Czechloslovakia, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Free Belgians, Greece, Luxembourg 1.5 Then 2M 226Cas 4.1 4T VS Germany 380 then 1M 2.3T&AG 2.2, 210450 2.1 13.619.9CivCas |
| 1944 Invasion of Normandy. France UK, USA, Canada, Free French, Poland, Australia, Free Belgians, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Free Czechloslovak, Greece 1.3M 120 VS Germany 380 113 |
| 1944 Battle for Caen. France UK, Canada 11Div 3ArDiv 5ArBri 3TBri 50.5Cas VS Germany 7Div 8PTDiv 3HTBat 550T 50.5Cas |
| 1944 Operation Perch. France Germany 1Div 3PTDiv 1HTBat VS UK 2Div 1ArDiv 2ArBri |
| 1944 Battle of VillersBocage. France Germany 2BatG 1HTBat 3141T 815 VS UK 1Bri #270 60T 237 +Civ |
| 1944 Operation Epsom. France UK 2IDiv 1ArDiv 1ArBri 1TBri 4 VS Germany 1BatG 3PTDiv 1HTBat 123T 3+ |
| 1944 Operation Charnwood. France UK, Canada 3IDiv 3ArBri 80T 3.8 VS Germany 1IDiv 1ArDiv 61T 1821 2+ #3400CivX |
| 1944 Operation Jupiter. France UK 2 VS Germany |
| 1944 2nd Battle of Odon. France UK 3.5 VS Germany 2 |
| 1944 Operation Goodwood. France UK 1IDiv 3ArDiv 1.11.3T 253314 3.5 VS Germany 4IDiv 3ArDiv 2HTBat 377T 75100T ?Cas 22.5C |
| 1944 Operation Spring. France Germany 3PTDiv VS Canada, UK 2IDiv 2ArDiv 1ArBri #450X 1.1W |
| 1944 Operation Totalize. France Canada, UK, Poland 85 1.3 3IDiv 2ArDiv 2Arbri 720A 2 146+T VS Germany 3IDiv 1PTDiv 1HTBat 74T 45 3 |
| 1944 Operation Lüttich. France USA 9thAF, UK 2ndAF 5IDiv 3ArCC VS Germany 2IDiv 3PTDiv 5PT&IDiv 150T |
| 1944 Operation Tractable. France Canada, Poland 1.4, UK 2IDiv 2ArDiv 1ArBri 1TBri VS Germany 2IDiv 1PTDiv |
| 1944 Falaise pocket. France USA, UK, Canada, Poland, Free French 17Div + VS Germany 1415Div 100 60 |
| 1944 Battle for Brest. France USA, UK 3IDiv 1RaBat 4 VS Germany 3Div 1+X 4W 38C |
| 1944 Operation Dragoon. France USA 2XCM 7.8OCO, Free French 10<, UK, Canada 175200 VS Germany 85100P 285300A 7X 20W 130+C |
| 1944 Allied advance from Paris to Rhine. France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany USA 240 50.4X 172.5W 24.4CM, UK, Poland, Canada, France, + 5.4M VS Germany 1.5M |
| 1944 Clearing Channel Coast. France, Belgium Canada, UK, Poland, France, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Netherlands Vs Germany |
| 1944 Operation Astonia. France Canada, UK 45 >#500 AFV 35 VS Germany 12 #600X 1.3C |
| 1944 Siege of Dunkirk. France Canada, UK, Czechoslovakia, France, Belgian Resistance VS Germany |
| 1944 Operation Wellhit. France Canada, UK 2Brig + Ar, A, 1 #600 VS Germany 10 <#500 9.5C |
| 1944 Operation Undergo. France Canada, UK #260 VS Germany 7.5 (Calais) 9.1C |
| 1944 Operation Market Garden. Netherlands, Germany UK, USA, Poland, Dutch Resistance 42.6PT 2IDiv 15.317.2 1ADiv 1ABri 88 144T VS Germany, German Netherlands 6.313.3 30T&SPG 159 |
| 1944 Battle of Arnhem. Netherlands Germany, German Netherlands 1Div 1For 1.3X 2WVS UK, Poland 1AiDiv 1PTBri 2X 6.8C |
| 1944 Battle of Hill 400. Germany USA, UK VS Germany |
| 1944 Battle of Overloon. Netherlands USA, UK 2Div 1.9 3 40 VS Germany 1Div? |
| 1944 Battle of Scheldt. Belgium, Netherlands Canada 6.4, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Poland 60 12.9 VS Germany 90 1012 41C |
| 1944 Operation Queen. Germany Germany 38.5VS USA, UK 38.5 340T |
| 1944 Battle of Ushant. English Channel UK, Canada, Poland 8D 1D VS Germany 4D 1 1Sc #140C #39X |
| 1944 - 5 Operation Clipper. Germany UK, USA 2 #169X #752M #500NC VS Germany |
| 1944 - 5 Battle of Bulge. Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany USA 89.5 19X 47.5W 23CM 800T, UK 1.4 #200X #969W #239M, Canada, Free Belgians, Free Luxembourg 83 4IDiv 1ADiv 394A#242T To 610 20IDiv 9ADiv 4.2A 1.6T 182AFV 6 VS Germany 200 8IDiv 5ADiv 340+T 280+AFV 1.6A 955RL Rien 100 12IDiv 3â…”ADiv 440+T 440+AFV 600T&AG 2.4 500T 67.2100XMC 100s 3CiX |
| 1944 Battle of St. Vith. Belgium Germany 2GrDiv 1Bri 1PTDiv 100+ 500T VS USA, UK 1IDiv 2ADiv 22 12.5XWCM 88T 25AC |
| 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Poland Germany, + 1325 79X 7M 9W 2C 310T&AV 340Tr&C 22A 1 VS Polish Res 41.7 10X 5.26M 5W 15C, UK AF, USSR AF, South Africa AF, USA AF 2049 150200CiX 700CiDis |
1945 Spring Offensive in Italy. UK 633, USA 267, Poland, India, Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, + 900 16.3 VS Germany, Italy 394 302
Decisive Allied victory German surrender in Italy Execution of Benito Mussolini Italian Social Republic disestablished |
| 1945 Battle of Bologna. Italy UK, USA VS Italy, Germany |
| 1945 Battle of Argenta Gap. Italy UK VS Germany #600+C |
| 1945 Operation Bodenplatte. Belgium, Netherlands, France Canada, New Zealand, Poland, UK 2nd AF, USA 8th&9thAF VS Germany Cor 2Div |
| 1945 Operation Blackcock. Netherlands, Germany UK, Canada 2Div ComBri ArDiv 1.2 VS Germany 2Div 2PTReg HPTBat 2 |
| 1945 Western Allied invasion of Germany. Germany USA 6th,12thArmG 3M, UK 21stArmG, France 1stArm, Canada, Poland VS Germany ArmG:B,G,H 1M |
| 1945 Operation Veritable. Germany UK, Canada 200 15.6 VS Germany 90 44.2 |
| 1945 Operation Plunder. Germany UK, Canada, USA VS Germany |
| 1945 Operation Varsity. Germany UK, USA, Canada 16.9 2.42.7 72 VS Germany 8 ? 3.5C |
| 1945 Ruhr Pocket. Germany USA, UK, German Res. 300+ 4.1Ca #928X 3.3W VS Germany 400 ? 300+C |
| 1939 - 45 6 Battle of Atlantic. Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean UK, Canada, USA (415 4), Newfoundland, Norway, Poland, Free French (405 5), Belgium, Brazil (425 3), Netherlands, France (3940) 36.2SaX 32MSX 3.5M 175W 3.7 VS Germany, Italy (403 3) 30SaX 783Sub |
| 1939 Battle of River Plate. Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean UK, Canada, USA (415 4), Newfoundland, Norway, Poland, Free French (405 5), Belgium, Brazil (425 3), Netherlands, France (3940) HC BD 2LC 2D 3D 72X 28WVS Germany, Italy (403 3)1PB Sc 30X 60W |
| 1940 Altmark Incident. Norway UK D #1W VS Germany S #4X #5W #299 POWs Rescued |
| 1940 Convoy SC 7. West of UK Germany 7U VS UK 35M 20 79.6GRT #141X5E |
| 1940 Convoy HX 84. North Atlantic Germany HC VS UK 38M 5 1D, AMC 1 7 |
| 1941 Convoy HX 106. Atlantic UK 41M 1B VS Germany 2B |
| 1941 Operation Berlin. Atlantic Germany 2B 5S&T VS UK 22M |
| 1941 Action of 4 April. Mid Atlantic Germany 1AuC 1D VS UK 1AuC 1 #74X #100W #195C |
| 1941 Action of 9 May. South of Iceland UK 40Fre 7 2D #40X, 3D 3Co 2Tr VS Germany 4Su 1C 2D #14X #32C |
1941 Battle of Denmark Strait.  South of Iceland UK VS Germany 1B 1D 1BC 1 1.4X #9W 1HC |
| 1941 Operation Stonewall. Off West France UK 2LC 2W, USA 1EC, Free France 4D, Canada 4Co, New Zealand 1C, Czechoslovakia 1B, Ireland 1St, Spain 2D VS Germany 2To 1D 1DD 4BR #154C Last of German control of French ports. |
| 1942 Operation Drumbeat. 2nd Happy Time. Atlantic Germany 22U VS UK, USA 609 3.1MGRT |
| 1942 Battle of Barents Sea. Norway UK 2C 6D 1 2Co 1MS 1 2Tr #250 VS Germany 2HC 1D 6D 1 #330 |
| 1943 Battle of North Cape. Norway UK, Canada, Norway 1B LD 1HC 1D 3LC 9D 1D #11X #11W VS Germany 1B 1 1.9X #36C |
| 1945 Action of 9 February. Off Norway UK 1Su VS Germany, Japan 2Su 1 #73 |
| 1942 5 3 Battle of Torpedo Alley. Off North Carolina Germany 3Sub #100X #40CVS UK, USA 397 5X |
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| 1914 Battle of Falkland Islands, UK. (Islas Malvinas) 8 December British defeat Admiral Graf Spee |
| 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank, UK. (1915) 24 January Admiral Beatty drives off ViceAdmiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher |
| 1940 Battle of Britain, UK. 10 July 31 October Germans try to bomb Britain into submission RAF answers with fighters |
| 1940 Battle of Atlantic. (1940-1945) name given to conflicts in Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II. |
| 1940 Evacuation of British forces from Dunkirk |
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| 1940 Operation Weserübung. Denmark, Norway Germany 9Div 1MoRiBrig120 1.1AC #341X1ABat 1HCr 1LCr 10D #448M #341W 5.6XM VS Norway 6Div 60 1.3X ?M, Denmark 2Div 14.5 #16X, UK, France, Poland in Exile 109.5 6.1X |
| 1940 Norwegian Campaign. Norway Germany 7Div 100 1.3X Land 2.4X Sea 5.3 1.6W VS Norway 6 Div 55 1.7 #860X, UK 1.9XWM Land 2.5X Sea, France, Polish Army 93 #400CivX |
| 1944 Invasion of Normandy. France UK, USA, Canada, Free French, Poland, Australia, Free Belgians, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Free Czechloslovak, Greece 1.3M 120 VS Germany 380 113 |
| 1944 Battle of Scheldt. Belgium, Netherlands Canada 6.4, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Poland 60 12.9 VS Germany 90 1012 41C |
| 1939 - 45 6 Battle of Atlantic. Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean UK, Canada, USA (415 4), Newfoundland, Norway, Poland, Free French (405 5), Belgium, Brazil (425 3), Netherlands, France (3940) 36.2SaX 32MSX 3.5M 175W 3.7 VS Germany, Italy (403 3) 30SaX 783Sub |
| 1939 Battle of River Plate. Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean UK, Canada, USA (415 4), Newfoundland, Norway, Poland, Free French (405 5), Belgium, Brazil (425 3), Netherlands, France (3940) HC BD 2LC 2D 3D 72X 28WVS Germany, Italy (403 3)1PB Sc 30X 60W |
| 1940 Altmark Incident. Norway UK D #1W VS Germany S #4X #5W #299 POWs Rescued |
| 1940 - 2 2 Siege of Malta. Malta UK, Malta, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia Supply: Free French, Greece, Poland, Norway, USA 30BuD 40Su 2AC 4C 19D 716F 369 64Gr 2.3ACXW 1.3CiX VS Italy 175 72%T 16Su, Germany 357 50U 23%M 2 2.3M 17.2X 2.3M |
| 1942 Battle of Barents Sea. Norway UK 2C 6D 1 2Co 1MS 1 2Tr #250 VS Germany 2HC 1D 6D 1 #330 |
| 1943 Battle of North Cape. Norway UK, Canada, Norway 1B LD 1HC 1D 3LC 9D 1D #11X #11W VS Germany 1B 1 1.9X #36C |
| 1945 Action of 9 February. Off Norway UK 1Su VS Germany, Japan 2Su 1 #73 |
| 1940 Battle of Drøbak Sound, Norway. 9 April German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces. |
| 1940 Battle of Midtskogen, Norway. (9 April 10 April) Norwegian forces defeat German raiding party. |
| 1940 Battle of Dombås, Norway. (14 April 19 April Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack. |
| 1940 Battle of Narvik, Norway. 9 April 10 June A minor Allied victory in Arctic. |
| 1942 Destruction of Telavåg, Norway. 30 April German forces destroy entire Norwegian town. |
| 1943 Battle of North Cape, Norway. 26 December British naval victory over Germany. |
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| 1918 Finnish Civil War
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| 1939 Battle of Tolvajärvi, Finland. 12 December Colonel Paavo Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet Union forces. |
| 1939 Battle of Suomussalmi, Finland. (8 December 1939 - 7 January 1940) During Winter War, Hjalmar Siilasvuo leads Finnish to victory over Soviets. |
| 1939 - 40 Battle of Summa. |
| 1939 - 40 1 Winter War
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| 1941 Operation Barbarosa. Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia USSR 2.9MPres 5.5M 465.4X 101.5XfmW 235.3NCX 2.3MM 3.13MTX 1.26MW 66.1S 13.6FB 1.3MTW 500C 125T(FL) 20.5 3540 21.2 VS Germany, Romania, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Finland 5.5M 220.6X 56.3M 261.8W 1M+CaT 4.3T 2.8 46A 4.4 2 |
| 1941 Operation Arctic Fox. North Finland Germany 1Div 2PTDiv, Finland 3Div 2Bat VS Russia 4RiDiv 1Bri 1TDiv |
| 1941 Operation Platinum Fox. North Finland Germany, Finland 27.5 VS USSR 3Div |
| 1941 Operation Renntier. Finland Germany 2Div 27.5 VS USSR |
| 1941 Operation Silver Fox. North Finland USSR 7Div 1Bri Navy VS Germany 21.5, Finland 5 6Div 3Bat |
| 1941 4 3 Continuation War. Finland, Russia USSR, UK VS Finland 530 63.3XM 158W #939Ci fm Pl #190Ci fm Soviots 2.43.5C , Germany 220, 14XM 37W ?NC Italy 275+ |
| 1941 - 4 3 Battle of Leningrad. Russia USSR 1XCM 2.4WS 1.14MCiX (642 Siege 400 Evacuation) 2.14T VS Germany, Finland, Italy |
| 1942 Battle of Someri. Gulf of Finland Finland, Germany 23X 68W 2G 2LMSD VS USSR 2P 11D 1GD 1LMSD 5 #328X #149C |
| 1944 Battle of Bay of Viipuri. Gulf of Finland Finland, Germany VS USSR Soviets capture main Viborg Bay islands |
| 1944 Moonzund Landing Operation. Estonia USSR, Finland VS Germany |
| 1940 Battle of Honkaniemi, Finland. 26 February Only tank action of Winter War. |
| 1940 Battle of Salla, Finland. 28 February Finnish victory during Winter War. |
| 1940 Battle of Petsamo, Finland. 12 March Russian victory during Winter War. |
| 1944 Battle of Tornio, Finland. 1 October 8 October Finns capture Tornio from Germans, start of Lapland War proper. |
| 1944 Battle of Vuosalmi, Finland. (4 July 11 July) Finnish victory over Soviets during Continuation War. |
| 1944 Operation Tanne Ost, Finland. 15 September Germans unable to capture island. |
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| 1919 Battle of Paju, Estonia. 31 January Estonians Finnish volunteers defeat Red Latvian Riflemen in SouthernEstonia. |
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| 1919 Battle of CÄ“sis, Latvia. 23 June Estonian Latvian victory over German Landeswehr. |
| 1920 Battle of Daugavpils, Latvia. (28 September 1920 - 15 January 1920) Polish victory in Latvia. |
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| 1919 Lithuanian War of Independence (War against Bermontians)
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