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This article lists all the battles that occurred in the years of the 20th century (1901-2000).

1901–1905

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1901	Philippine–American War	Battle of Lonoy		5 March
	Second Boer War	Battle of Groenkloof		5 September
		Battle of Elands River		17 September
		Battle of Blood River Poort
	Philippine–American War	Balangiga massacre		28 September	Filipino guerrillas successfully ambush 78 soldiers of the 9th US Infantry
	Second Boer War	Battle of Bakenlaagte		30 October
	Armenian national movement	Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery		3–27 November
	Second Boer War	Battle of Groenkop		25 December
1902	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Riyadh		13 January	Ibn Saud successfully captures Riyadh
	Second Boer War	Battle of Tweebosch		7 March
		Battle of Rooiwal		11 April
	Moro Rebellion	Battle of Bayang		2–3 May
1903	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Dilam		27 January	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising	Battle of Krushevo		2 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization defeats the Turks at Mečkin Kamen
		Battle of Smilevo		5 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation defeats the Turks at Smilevo
1904	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Port Arthur	/	9 February	Spetznazogovitch fortress; start of Russo-Japanese War
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Siranaya		March
		Battle of Taraca		April
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Yalu River		2 May	First Japanese land victory against the Russians
		Battle of Nanshan	/	25–26 May	Japanese defeat Russians in a pitched battle outside of Port Arthur
		Battle of Dairen		30 May	Japanese defeat Russians but later on Russians retake the village of X-YTROKOV
		Battle of Te-li-Ssu		14–15 June	Russian attempt to relieve Port Arthur smashed by the Japanese
	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Bekeriyah		15 June	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Motien Pass		10 July
		Battle of Tashihchiao	/	24–25 July
		Siege of Port Arthur		1 August 1904—2 January 1905	Japanese attack on Port Arthur
		Battle of the Yellow Sea		10 August	Russian naval breakout attempt from Port Arthur defeated by Japanese fleet
	Herero Wars	Battle of Waterberg		11 August
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of the Japanese Sea		14 August	Japanese forces force Russians to scuttle the cruiser Ryurik
		Battle of Liaoyang	/	24 August—4 September	Japanese defeat Russians in the first major battle of the war
	Revolution of 1904	Battle of Masoller		1 September	Final battle and defeat of the Aparicio Saravia revolt
	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Shinanah		29 September	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Shaho	/	5–17 October
		Battle of Sha-ho River		11–15 October	Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria is checked with heavy losses by the Japanese
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Dolores River		12 December
1905	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of San-de-pu	/	25–29 January	Another failed Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria
		Battle of Mukden		20 February—7 March	Largest battle at the time; decisive Japanese victory
		Battle of Tsushima	At sea	27–28 May	Admiral Togo's decisive victory over Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tshushima
	Philippine–American War	Battle of the Malalag River		22 October

1906-1910

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1906	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Rawdat Muhanna		12 April	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna
	Moro Rebellion	First Battle of Bud Dajo		5–8 December
1907	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Tarafiyah		24 September	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah
1908	-	Battle of Marrakesh		23 August	Mulay Hafid successfully revolts against Moroccan Sultan

1911-1915

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1911	Mexican Revolution	Battle of Casas Grandes		6 March
	Moro Rebellion	Second Battle of Bud Dajo		18–26 March
	Mexican Revolution	Battle of Cuautla		11–19 May
	Italo-Turkish War	Battle of Preveza	At sea	29–30 September
		Battle of Tripoli		3–10 October
		Battle of Benghazi		20 October
		Battle of Shar al-Shatt		23 October
		Battle of Ain Zara		4 December
		Battle of Tobruk		22 December 1911—9 January 1912	Italy begins the invasion of Libya
1912	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Msaya		19 September
		Battle of Coyotepe Hill		3–4 October
	First Balkan War	Capture of Lemnos		8 October	Greek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos
		Battle of Sarantaporo		9 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza
		Battle of Kumanovo		23–24 October	Serbs defeat Ottomans in North Macedonia
		Battle of Kirk Kelesse		24 October	Bulgarians defeat Ottomans in Thrace
		Battle of Pente Pigadia		24–30 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani
		Battle of Lule Burgas		31 October—3 November	Bulgarians compel Ottomans to full retreat toward the lines of Tchataldja, 30 km from Constantinople and the last line of defense for the Ottoman capital. In terms of forces engaged, it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War.
		Battle of Giannitsa		2 November	Greeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia
		Battle of Vevi			Successful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions
		Battle of Prilep		3 November	Serbs defeat Ottomans
		Siege of Adrianople		3 November 1912—26 March 1913	Fall of Adrianpole to the forces of Bulgaria and Serbia and the capture of Turkish general Ghazi Shulkri Pasha
		Battle of Monastir		16–19 November	Decisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbs
		Battle of Çatalca		17–18 November	Defeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul
		Battle of Lesbos		21 November—21 December	Greeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Chios		24 November 1912—3 January 1913	Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Elli	At sea	3 December	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits
1913	First Balkan War	Battle of Lemnos	At sea	5 January	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war
		Battle of Bizani		20–21 February	Greeks defeat last operational Ottoman Army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina
	Moro Rebellion	Battle of Bud Bagsak		11–15 June	The end of the Moro Rebellion
	Second Balkan War	Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas		19–21 June	Greeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis
		Battle of Bregalnica		30 June—8 July	Serbs defeat Bulgarians
		Battle of Kresna Gorge		8–18 July	Inconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece
		Battle of Kalimantsi		15–18 July	Bulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs
	Dervish movement	Battle of Dul Madoba		9 August	A Dervish force raids the Somali Dhulbahante tribe near Burco, killing or wounding 57 members of the "Somaliland Camel Constabulary", including the British commander, Colonel Richard Corfield
1914	World War I	Battle of Liège		4–17 August	Germans invade Belgium and capture Liège; start of World War I.
		Battle of Mulhouse		9 August	Part of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse from Germany, but then loses it again
		Battle of Halen		12 August	Belgian victory over Germany.
		Battle of Lorraine		14 August	German victory over France.
		Battle of Agbeluvhoe		15 August	Togoland campaign. The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Dinant		15–24 August	German victory over France.
		Battle of Cer		16–19 August	Serbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion
		Battle of Stallupönen		17 August	First battle on the Russian Eastern Front. Inconclusive battle between Germany and Russia.
		Battle of Gumbinnen		19–20 August	Russians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia
		Battle of the Ardennes	///	21–23 August	German victory over France.
		Battle of Charleroi			Germany defeats France.
		Battle of Chra		22 August	The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Mons		23 August	British forces hold back Germany.
		Battle of Tannenberg		23–30 August	Samsonov's Russian 2nd Army encircled and destroyed by the German 8th Army
		Battle of Galicia		23 August—11 September	Russians occupy Eastern Galicia from Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of the Trouée de Charmes		24–26 August	The second French army, under General Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army
		Siege of Maubeuge		24 August—7 September	Germans capture Maubeuge from France.
		Battle of Le Cateau		26 August	Allied Powers (UK) retreat from German forces
		First Battle of Heligoland Bight	At sea	28 August	First major naval engagement of World War I, heavy German losses against the UK.
		Battle of Guise		29–30 August	The French 5th Army, under General Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under General Bülow
		Occupation of German Samoa			New Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa
		First Battle of Garua	/	29–31 August	Germany defeats the UK.
		First Battle of the Masurian Lakes		2–16 September	German Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army
		First Battle of the Marne		5–9 September	French armies and BEF, under French General Joffre, defeat the Germans armies under General Von Moltke. German invasion of France halted by Allies. The city of Paris was saved.
		Battle of Nsanakong		6 September	Germany defeats the UK.
		Battle of Bita Paka		11 September	Australian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea
		First Battle of the Aisne		13–28 September	Indecisive battle between the Allies (France and the UK) and Germany.
		Battle of Ukoko		21 September	The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Siege of Przemyśl		24 September 1914—22 March 1915	Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds against Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Sandfontein		26 September	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa).
		Siege of Antwerp		28 September—10 October	Germany and Austria-Hungary capture Antwerp from Belgium. Belgium was aided by the UK.
		Battle of the Vistula River		29 September—31 October	Russians defeat Germans under Marshal von Mackensen
		Battle of Rufiji Delta		October 1914—11 July 1915	British Empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa
		Battle of the Yser		16–31 October	French, Belgian and British victory over Germany.
		First Battle of Ypres		19 October—22 November	Early trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern". Indecisive battle between the Allies (France, Belgium and the UK) and Germany.
		First Battle of Edea		20–26 October	The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Penang		28 October	German victory, two Allied ships sink near Malaysia. Russia, France and the UK fought on the Allied side.
		Battle of Coronel		1 November	German Admiral Graf Spee defeats British Admiral Cradock
		Battle of Kilimanjaro		3 November	Germany defeats the UK and British India.
		Battle of Tanga		3–5 November	German Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats British General Aitken in German East Africa. British India fought on the British side.
		Fao Landing		6–8 November	British begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Cocos	At sea	9 November	Australia defeats Germany in a naval battle
		Battle of Łódź		11 November—6 December	Russians take city from Germany and Austria-Hungary, lose it on 6 December
		Battle of Elhri		13 November	Moroccan tribes defeat French troops
		Battle of Kraków		16 November	Heavy casualties to Austria and Russia
		Battle of Cape Sarych	At sea	18 November	Inconclusive naval battle between Russia and the Central Powers (Ottoman Empire and Germany).
		Battle of Łowicz		30 November—17 December	Russians take city from Germany.
		Battle of Limanowa		1-13 December	Austria-Hungary and Germany defeat Russia.
		Battle of Kolubara		3–9 December	Serbs drive out Austrians
		Battle of Falkland Islands	At sea	8 December	British defeat German Admiral Graf Spee.
		First Battle of Champagne		20 December 1914-17 March 1915	Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
1915	World War I	Second Battle of Edea		5 January	France defeats Germany
		Battle of Bolimów		14 January—February 28	Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians
		Battle of Jassin		18–19 January	German victory in East Africa against the UK (British India)
		Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf		19 January-April	Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
		Carpathian Campaign		23 January-22 December	Russian victory over Germany and Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Dogger Bank	At sea	24 January	British Admiral Beatty drives off German Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher
		First Suez Offensive		28 January—3 February	Ottoman attack, with German aid, fails against the UK
		Battle of Kakamas		4 February	A skirmish for control of two river fords between contingents of the German and South African armed forces, ending with a South African victory
		Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes		7–28 February	Initial German attack against Russia, is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed
		Battle of Fort Rivière		17 February	The USA defeat the Cacos in Haiti.
		Battle of Gallipoli		19 February 1915—8 January 1916	The Allied powers (UK, France and Russia) attempt a failed frontal assault on the Ottoman Empire (Aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary)
		Naval assault in strait of Çanakkale	At sea	18 March	Turks (With German aid) repel an Allied fleet from the UK (including Australia), France and Russia
		Battle of Hill 60		17–22 April	British forces defeat German forces
		Second Battle of Ypres		22 April—25 May	Germans use poison gas. Allied retreat. Allies consisted out of the UK (with Canada and British India), France and Belgium.
		Landing at Cape Helles		25–26 April	British amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire Concurrently, a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits
		Landing at Anzac Cove		25 April—3 May	Australia and New Zealand successfully land in the Ottoman Empire, but later get bogged down
		Battle of Trekkopjes		26 April	South Africa (British Empire) defeats Germany
		Second attack on Anzac Cove		27 April	Ottoman forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces
		First Battle of Krithia		28 April	British attack against Turks fails
		Battle of Gurin		29 April	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of Hill 60		1–7 May	British forces defeat German forces
		Battle for Baby 700		2–3 May	ANZAC (British Empire) attack on the hill Baby 700, defended by Ottoman forces
		Gorlice–Tarnów offensive		2 May-13 July	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
		Second Battle of Krithia		6–8 May	Second British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails
		Third attack on Anzac Cove		19 May	ANZAC forces (British Empire, Australia, New Zealand) defeat Ottoman attack
		Second Battle of Garua		31 May—10 June	The UK and France defeat Germany
		Third Battle of Krithia		4 June	Temporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack
		Battle of Bukoba		21–23 June	The UK defeats Germany
		First Battle of the Isonzo	/	23 June—7 July	Failed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps
		Battle of Gully Ravine		28 June—5 July	British and Indian forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Bug–Narew Offensive		13 July-27 August	Germany defeats Russia
		Vistula–Bug offensive		14 July-28 August	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
		Second Battle of the Isonzo	/	18 July—3 August	Second Italian attempt on Austrian positions fails
		Attack of the Dead Men		6 August	Russian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress
		Battle of Lone Pine		6–10 August	Australians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion
		Battle of Krithia Vineyard		6–13 August	Turkish diversionary attack against the UK, to allow for Sari Bair Offensive
		Landing at Suvla Bay		6–15 August	The main attack for which the two diversions were staged; Ottoman victory over the British Empire (UK, British India, Newfoundland and Australia)
		Battle of the Nek		7 August	Ottomans defeat Australians
		Battle of Chunuk Bair		7–19 August	Ottomans defeat Britain and New Zealand
		Siege of Novogeorgievsk		10-20 August	Germany defeats Russia
		Battle of Scimitar Hill		21 August	Decisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory over the UK
		Battle of Hill 60		21–29 August	Final British attempt to take Gallipoli from the Ottoman Empire fails
		Rovno offensive		27 August—15 October	Indecisive battle between Austria-Hungary and Russia
		Vilno-Dvinsk offensive	/	29 August—30 November	Russian victory over Germany
		Second Battle of Champagne		25 September—6 October	German victory over France
		Battle of Loos		25 September—14 October	Germany defeats the British Empire (British India and the UK)
		Third Battle of Artois		25 September—4 November	Partial Franco-British victory over Germany
		Battle of Es Sinn		28 September	The British Empire (British India and the UK) defeats the Ottoman Empire
		Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt		13–19 October	German victory over the UK and France
		Third Battle of the Isonzo	/	18 October—4 November	Austrians endure massive Italian bombardment. Austrian-Hungarian victory.
	American occupation of Haiti	Battle of Fort Dipitie		24–25 October	The USA defeats the Cacos.
	World War I	Battle of Banjo		4–6 November	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of Ctesiphon		22–25 November	Indecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces
		Siege of Kut		7 December 1915—29 April 1916	Ottoman forces capture the city and force the surrender of the British Army of Mesopotamia under General Townshend. Largest British surrender of the war.

1916-1920

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1916	World War I	Battle of Salaita Hill		12 February	Germany defeats the UK (including South Africa and British India)
		Battle of Verdun		21 February—15 December	The German offensive was repulsed by the French 2nd Army. Verdun was not taken by Germans troops. French win a strategic defensive victory.
		Battle of Dujaila		8 March	Failed British attempt against the Ottoman Empire, to relieve the Siege of Kut
		Fifth Battle of the Isonzo	/	9–15 March	Inconclusive battle between Italy and Austria-Hungary
		Battle of Latema Nek		11–12 March	The UK (including South Africa) defeats Germany
		Battle of Kahe		18 March	The UK defeats Germany
		Lake Naroch offensive		18-30 March	Germany defeats Russia
		Raid on Jifjafa		11–14 April	Successful Australian raid on Ottoman forces
	Irish revolutionary period	Easter Rising		24 April	Irish rebellion against the British occupation centered in Dublin
	World War I	Battle of Bondoa Irangi		7–10 May	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa)
		Battle of Asiago		15 May—10 June	Massive Austrian counter-offensive against Italy
		Battle of Jutland	At sea	31 May	Last engagement of the German High Seas Fleet. Inconclusive battle between the UK and Germany
		Brusilov Offensive		4 June—20 September	Russia nearly collapses Austria but losses are staggering
		2nd Battle of Albert		1 July	Opening day of the Allied offensive against Germany, known as the Battle of the Somme. Allies consisted out of the UK (including Newfoundland) and France.
		Battle of the Somme		1 July—18 November	Inconclusive major Allied (the UK and France) offensive on the Western Front against Germany
	Banana Wars	Battle of Guayacanas		3 July	The USA defeats the Dominican Republic
	World War I	Baranovichi offensive		3–25 July	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
		Battle of Kostiuchnówka		4–6 July	One of the deadliest battles for the Polish Legions in Austria-Hungarian service against Russia
		Battle of Bazentin Ridge		14 July	British victory against Germany during the Somme offensive
		Battle of Fromelles		19–20 July	German victory over the British south of the rest of the Somme offensive, considered the darkest day in Australian history due to the high number of casualties.
		Battle of Pozières		23 July—7 August	British and Australian forces take and hold town from Germany
		Battle of Romani		3 August	Turkish advance on Suez Canal defeated by the British Empire (including British India, Australia and New Zealand). The Ottoman Empire was aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
		Sixth Battle of the Isonzo	/	6–17 August	Italian victory over Austria-Hungary
		Battle of Mouquet Farm		8 August—27 September	Allied powers (Australia, Canada, UK) advance toward German fortification
		Battle of Bir el Abd		9 August	Ottoman victory against British forces
		Battle of Mlali		24 August	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of Guillemont		3–9 September	Allied powers (UK and France) capture city from Germany
		Battle of Herkulesfürdő		6–10 September	Romania defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
		Battle of Kisaki		7–11 September	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa)
		Battle of Ginchy		9 September	Irish (British Empire) capture town from Germans, but suffer heavy casualties. France was also involved in the attack.
		Battle of Flers–Courcelette		15–22 September	Bad weather thwarts Allied (UK, New Zealand, Canada and France) attempt to break through German defenses
		Battle of Morval		25–28 September	British progress resumes after Fleurs-Courcelette, but French unable to match British progress
		Battle of Thiepval Ridge		26–28 September	German positions captured by Allied powers (Canada, UK, France)
		Battle of Le Transloy		1 October—5 November	Failed attempt to capture German defenses by the UK and France
		Battle of Kőhalom		2 October	Romania defeats Germany and Austria-Hungary
		Battle of Cinghinarele Island		2–8 October	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
	Palace Coup against Lij Iyasu	Battle of Segale		7 October	Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu
	World War I	Battle of the Ancre		13–18 November	Allied powers (UK and France) advance further against Germany, final battle of the 1916 Somme Campaign
	Banana Wars	Battle of San Francisco de Macorís		29 November	The USA defeats the Dominican Republic
	World War I	Battle of Magdhaba		23 December	Capture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai by the British Empire (UK, British India, Australia and New Zealand)
1917	World War I	Battle of Rafa	/	9 January	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Second Battle of Kut		23 February	British forces once again take Kut from the Ottoman Empire.
		Fall of Baghdad		8–11 March	British forces capture the city from the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Nambanje		13 March	Germany defeats the UK.
		Battle of Mount Hamrin		25 March	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		First Battle of Gaza		26 March	British fail to advance into Ottoman Palestine. Germany and Austria-Hungary helped defend on the Ottoman side.
		Vimy Ridge		9 April	Canada's finest hour. Canadian and British forces defeat Germany.
		Battle of Arras		9 April—16 May	British forces advance but no breakthrough was achieved against Germany.
		Nivelle Offensive		16 April—9 May	Indecisive Allied (France, UK and Russia) offensive on Western Front against Germany.
		Second Battle of Gaza		17–19 April	Turkey repels British assault on Gaza-Beersheba line
		Battle of Istabulat		21 April	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Action of 4 May 1917	At sea	4 May	British and Australian naval forces indecisive action against German Navy and zeppelin
		Raid on the Beersheba to Hafir el Auja railway		23 May	Australian and New Zealand forces raid and destroy Ottoman railway
		Battle of Messines		7–14 June	British forces advance on Western Front against Germany.
		Battle of Mount Ortigara		10–25 June	Austria-Hungary defeats Italy.
		Battle of Zboriv		1–2 July	Part of Kerensky Offensive; the only successful engagement of the last Russian offensive in World War I. Russia and Czechoslovaks fighting on the Russian side defeat Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Aqaba		6 July	The Kingdom of Hejaz and the UK defeat the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Passchendaele		31 July—November 10	Also known as Third Battle of Ypres, the three-month battle costs Britain 400,000. Indecisive battle of the Allies (British Empire, France and Belgium) versus Germany. Enormous casualties on both sides.
		Battle of Pilckem Ridge		31 July—2 August	Allied (British Empire and France) victory over German forces
		Battle of Langemarck		16–18 August	Indecisive battle between Anglo-French forces and German forces
		Battle of the Menin Road Ridge		20–26 September	British Empire victory over German
		Battle of Broodseinde		4 October	British, Australian, New Zealand victory against German forces on the Western Front
		Battle of Poelcappelle		9 October	Australian and British forces fight inconclusive battle against German forces
		Battle of Wadi Musa		23 October	The Kingdom of Hejaz defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Caporetto		24 October—19 November	Also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo; Italians defeated by Central Powers (Austria-Hungary and Germany) and driven back to Venice
		Second Battle of Passchendaele		26 October—10 November	Allied (British Empire, France and Belgium) victory over Germans on Western Front
		Battle of Beersheba		31 October	Australian Light Horse capture Beersheba. British and Arabs defeat the Ottoman Empire and Germany.
		Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe		1–6 November	British forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Third Battle of Gaza		1–7 November	British break Turkish defensive line in southern Palestine
		Battle of Hareira and Sheria		6–7 November	British, Australian, New Zealand forces Ottoman Army
		Battle of Mughar Ridge		13 November	British forces gain victory over Ottoman forces
		Battle of Ayun Kara		14 November	The British Empire (New Zealand) defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Second Battle of Heligoland Bight	At sea	17 November	Indecisive naval battle, Germans lose one torpedo boat against the UK.
		Battle of Cambrai		20 November—7 December	First successful use of tanks. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
		Battle of Ngomano		25 November	Germans defeat Portuguese and launch invasion of Portuguese East Africa
		Battle of Polygon Wood		26 September—3 October	Australian and British forces defeat German forces
		Battle of Buqqar Ridge		27 October	British and Australian victory over Ottoman forces
		Battle of Jerusalem		17 November—30 December	British forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire
		Occupation of Kharkiv		17 December 1917—10 January 1918	Soviet victory over Ukraine.
1918	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Kämärä		27 January	The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats the Finnish White Guard.
	World War I	Battle of Kruty		29–30 January	Ukrainian victory over Soviet Russia, enables Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Vilppula		31 January—18 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	Battle of Bobruysk		2 February—11 March	Units of the Polish I Corps in Russia, fought with the Red Army over the control of the city of Babruysk. Polish victory.
		First Battle of Kiev	/	5–8 February	Bolsheviks capture Kyiv from the Ukrainian People's Republic.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Ruovesi		5 February—19 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
		Battle of Antrea		11 February—25 April	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
	World War I	Battle of Rarańcza		15–16 February	The Polish Legions defeat Austria-Hungary.
		Capture of Jericho		19–20 February	Australians capture Jericho from Ottoman forces
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Varkaus		19–21 February	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
		Battle of Rautu		21 February—5 April	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
	World War I	Battle of Tell 'Asur		8–12 March	British and Australian forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Battle of Bakhmach		8–13 March	Czechoslovak Legion escape German encirclement. Czechoslovaks and Soviet Russia defeat Germany and Austria-Hungary.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Tampere		8 March—6 April	The bloodiest battle in Finnish history at the time. The Finnish White Guard and the Swedish Brigade defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
		Battle of Länkipohja		16 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux		20 March—5 April	Australian victory over German forces
		First Transjordan attack on Amman		21 March—2 April	Ottoman forces defeat British forces
		First Battle of Amman		27–31 March	Ottoman victory over British forces
		First Battle of Morlancourt		28–30 March	Australians led by John Monash defeat Germans
		Battle of the Avre		4–5 April	German attack fought between German forces and defending Australian and British forces
		Second Battle of Dernancourt		5 April	Australian forces halt German advance on Amiens
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Ahvenkoski		10 April—5 May	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
		Battle of Helsinki		12–13 April	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I, Russian Civil War, Ukrainian–Soviet War	Crimea Operation		13–25 April	Germans, Ukrainians, and Crimeans invade Crimea, cause dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Lahti		19 April—1 May	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux		24–25 April	Australian forces capture the town. The British Empire and the French Empire defeat Germany.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Vyborg		24–29 April	The Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
		Battle of Syrjäntaka		28–29 April	The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats Germany.
	World War I	Second Battle of Morlancourt		4–14 May	Australian victory over German forces on Western Front
		Battle of Cantigny		28 May	U.S. 1st Infantry Division wins in first independent action with French aid against Germany.
		Third Battle of Morlancourt		10 June	Australian forces defeat German forces
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Barnaul		13–15 June	White Russian and Czechoslovak victory over Soviet Russia.
	World War I	Battle of the Piave River		15–23 June	Downfall of Austria against an allied army from Italy, France, the UK and the USA.
		Battle of Belleau Wood		25 June	U.S. 2nd Marine Division capture woods. Victory of the USA, France and the UK against Germany.
		Battle of Hamel		4 July	Australian success with departure from massed frontal assaults, birth of 20th-century combined arms warfare. The British Empire, the USA and France defeat Geramny.
		Battle of Abu Tellul		14 July	British, Australian and Indian forces successfully defend against German/Ottoman attacks
		Second Battle of the Marne		15–18 July	French troops, helped by American and British troops, win a great and decisive victory against Germans armies and saved Paris. 95,000 French soldiers killed or wounded, 12,000 Americans killed or wounded and 12,000 British killed or wounded. 180,000 Germans soldiers killed or wounded.
		Battle of Chateau Thierry		18 July	France, the USA and Belgium defeat Germany.
		Capture of Kazan by the White Army		5–7 August	White Army and Czechoslovaks captures Kazan from Soviet Russia.
		Battle of Amiens		8–11 August	British force Germans to von Hindenburg's line
		Hundred Days Offensive	/	8 August—11 November	Last major Allied (France, British Empire, the USA, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Siam (modern Thailand)) offensive on the Western Front and the near collapse of the Imperial German Army. Austria-Hungary fought on the German side.
		Battle of Lake Baikal		16 August	Czechoslovak forces defeat Reds
		Battle of the Ailette		17–23 August	France defeats Germany.
		Second Battle of the Somme		21 August—2 September	Allied (British Empire and the USA) victory over German forces
	Armenian–Azerbaijani war, World War I, Russian Civil War	Battle of Baku		26 August—14 September	The Army of Islam of Ottoman Empire and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic captures the city of Baku from the Centrocaspian Dictatorship. The Centrocaspian Dictatorship was aided by the UK and White Russia.
	Mexican Revolution, World War I, Mexican Border War	Battle of Ambos Nogales		27 August	Americans defeat Mexicans
	World War I	Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin		31 August—3 September	Australian forces capture Mont Saint-Quentin from Germany, General Rawlinson calls it the greatest military achievement of the war
	Russian Civil War	Kazan Operation		5–10 September	Second battle of Kazan, Red Army recaptures the city from White Russia and Czechoslovaks.
	World War I	Battle of Havrincourt		12 September	British victory, German morale begins to weaken
		Battle of Saint-Mihiel		12–19 September	Americans defeat Germans
		Battle of Épehy		18 September	British and Australians defeat Germans
		Battle of Tulkarm		19 September	British Empire victory over Ottomans
		Battle of Tabsor		19–20 September
		Battle of Megiddo		19–25 September	Allenby's British forces crush Ottoman Army
		Battle of Sharon			British Empire victory over Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Nablus
		Capture of Jenin		20 September	Australian and British forces capture Jenin from the Ottoman Empire
		Second Battle of Amman		25 September	British forces land victory over Ottoman forces
		Capture of Damascus		26 September—1 October	Australian Light Horse capture the city of Damascus from Ottoman forces
		Battle of Meuse		26 September—11 November	Argonne Forest, largest AEF action of the war; Allied victory. On 8 October, Corporal Alvin York, outnumbered 19:1, leads capture of German machine-gun nest. France, the USA and Siam defeat Germany.
		Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub		27 September	Australian and British forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Battle of St Quentin Canal		29 September—10 October	British, Australian and American forces decisive Allied victory over German forces
	Ukrainian War of Independence	Battle of Dibrivka		30 September	Ukrainian anarchists defeat Austro-German forces.
	World War I	Battle of Durazzo	At sea	2 October	Allied (Italy, Albania, the British Empire and the USA) naval forces defeat Austro-Hungarian naval forces
Pursuit to Haritan			3–27 October	British forces defeat Ottoman forces final phase of the Middle East Campaign
Battle of Vittorio Veneto			24 October—3 November	Italy, the UK, France and the USA defeat Austria-Hungary.
Battle of Aleppo			25 October	Allied (Kingdom of Hejaz and the British Empire) victory against Ottoman/German forces
Second Battle of the Sambre			4 November	Allied power victory during final phase of World War I. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
Polish–Ukrainian War	Battle of Przemyśl		11–12 November	Polish forces capture town from Ukrainians
Russian Civil War	Battle of Tulgas		11–14 November	The British Empire, the USA and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia.
	First North Caucasus Operation		December 1918—January 1919	Whites capture all of the Northern Caucasus minus Astrakhan from Soviet Russia.
1919	Ukrainian–Soviet War, Ukrainian War of Independence	Khotyn Uprising	/	7 January—1 February	Ukrainian uprising in Romania fails
	Greater Poland uprising	Battle of Ławica		9 January
	Russian Civil War	Battle for the Donbas		12 January—31 May	White Army victory
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Utria		17–20 January	Estonian victory
		Battle of Laagna		18 January
	Soviet–Ukrainian War, Russian Civil War	Second Battle of Kiev		18 January—5 February	Soviets capture Kyiv
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Shenkursk		19–25 January
		Battle of Vystavka		27 January—early March	Bolsheviks defeat Americans
	Polish–Czechoslovak War	Battle of Skoczów		28–30 January
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Paju		31 January	Estonians and Finnish volunteers defeat the Red Latvian Riflemen in southern Estonia
	Polish-Soviet War	Battle of Bereza Kartuska		14 February	Polish victory, first battle of the Polish–Bolshevik War
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Mariupol		19–27 March	Soviets and Makhnovists capture Mariupol
		Battle of Bolshie Ozerki		31 March—2 April
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Lida		16–17 April
	Ukrainian War of Independence	Hryhoriv Uprising		7 May—27 July	Uprising fails, Nykyfor Hryhoriv assassinated by Nestor Makhno
		Battle of Mospyne		13 May	White Army defeats Makhnovists
	Greco-Turkish War	Greek landing at Smyrna		15 May	Greeks capture Smyrna
		Urla clashes		16–17 May	Greek forces enter Urla
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort		21 May
	Mexican Revolution, Mexican Border War	Third Battle of Ciudad Juarez	/	15–16 June	Americans and Carrancistas defeat Villistas
	Greco-Turkish War	Malgaç Raid			Turkish rebels capture Greek weaponry
		Battle of Bergama		15–20 June	Greeks capture Bergama
		Raid on Erbeyli		20–21 June	Greek victory
	Russian Civil War	First Kharkiv Operation		20–25 June	White Army captures Kharkiv
	Greco-Turkish War	Raid on Erikli		21–22 June	Greek forces leave the village of Erikli
	Estonian War of Independence, Latvian War of Independence	Battle of Cēsis		23 June	Estonian and Latvian victory over the German Landeswehr
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Romanovka		25 June
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Tellidede		25–26 June	Greek forces capture Tellidede
		Battle of Aydın		27 June—4 July	Greeks capture Aydın
	Russian Civil War	Advance on Moscow		3 July—18 November	Beginning of the end of Armed Forces of South Russia
		Battle of Novo Litovoskaya		7 August	U.S. forces defeat Bolsheviks
		Capture of Kiev by the White Army		31 August	White Army captures Kyiv
		Battle of Bogdat		25 September—19 October	White Army victory
	Ukrainian War of Independence, Russian Civil War	Battle of Peregonovka		26 September
	Russian Civil War Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Petrograd		28 September—14 November	White Army fails to capture Saint Petersburg
	Polish–Ukrainian War	Battle of Lwów		1 November 1918—30 May 1919	Polish city besieged by Ukrainian forces
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Krivasoo		18 November—30 December	Estonian victory
	Russian Civil War	Khopyor–Don Operation		20 November—8 December	Red victory
		Second Kharkiv Operation		24 November—12 December	Red offensive towards Kharkiv, resulting in its capture
		Third Battle of Kiev		10–16 December	Bolsheviks regain control of Kyiv
	Russian Civil War	Donbas operation		18–31 December	Red Army captures Donbas
	Polish–Soviet War	First Battle of Berezina			Polish victory
1920	Polish-Soviet War, Latvian War of Independence	Battle of Daugavpils		3–5 January	Polish-Latvian victory
	Russian Civil War	Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation		6–10 January	Red victory, splitting the White Army in two
		Battle of Posolskeya		9 January	Last battle of the Russian Civil War to involve the US
		Second North Caucasus Operation		17 January—7 April	Reds force Whites out of the North Caucasus and into Georgia and Azerbaijan, which the Reds later invade
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Marash		21 January—12 February	French troops leave Kahramanmaraş
		Battle of Urfa		9 February—11 April	French surrender, but are massacred by Turks
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Letychiv		18–22 February	Polish victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Siege of Aintab		1 April 1920—8 February 1921	French victory
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Koziatyn		25–27 April
		Kiev offensive		25 April—July	Poles capture Kyiv and are forced to retreat by Soviets
		Battle of Czarnobyl		27 April	Poles capture Chernobyl
	Russian Civil War	Action of 3 May 1920	At sea	3 May	A French and Soviet ship fight
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Geyve		15–17 May	Ottoman and Turkish forces clash
	Russian Civil War	Anzali Operation		18 May	Soviet victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Karboğazı ambush		27–28 May	Turkish victory
	Polish-Soviet War	Battle of Wołodarka		29–31 May	Polish victory
		Battle of Bystryk		31 May	Polish victory by surprise attack
		Battle of Boryspil		2 June	Polish capture Russian supplies
		Battle of Borodzianka		11–13 June	Polish victory
	Turkish–Armenian War	First Battle of Oltu		18–25 June	Armenian victory
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Romanovka		25 June
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Głębokie		4–6 July
		Battle of Chorupań		13–19 July	Soviet victory over Dubno and Chorupan
		First Battle of Grodno		19–20 July	Soviets capture Hrodna
	Franco-Syrian War	Battle of Maysalun		23 July	The French advance into Syria and defeat Yusuf al-Azmah's hastily assembled army
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Lwów		July—September	Poles hold Lviv
		Battle of Radzymin		12–15 August	Town changes hands twice
		Battle of Radzymin		13–16 August	Polish victory
		Battle of Warsaw		13–25 August	Poles defeat Red Army
		Battle of Ossów		14 August	One of the rare Polish victories during the Battle of Warsaw
		Battle of Chołojów			Soviet victory
		Battle of Nasielsk		14–15 August	Minor Polish victory as part of the action around Warsaw
		Battle of Borkowo			Minor Polish victory
		Battle of Sarnowa Góra			Polish victory
		Battle of Kock		14–16 August
	Russian Civil War	Ulagay's Landing		14 August—7 September	Red Army takes control of Crimea, the last White stronghold
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Cyców		15–16 August
		Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki		16–18 August	Polish victory as part of the counteroffensive after Battle of Warsaw
		Battle of Zadwórze		17 August	Polish army defeated by the Red Army forces of Semyon Budennyi
		Battle of Przasnysz		21 August	Soviet victory
		Battle of Białystok		22 August
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Sakarya		23 August—13 September
	Russian Civil War	Bukhara operation		28 August—2 September	Fall of the Emirate of Bukhara
	Polish–Lithuanian War Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Giby		30 August	Lithuanian withdrawal successfully mediated by French at request of Poland
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Komarów		30 August—2 September
	Polish–Lithuanian War Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Sejny		2–19 September	Polish victory against Lithuania
	Vlora War	Battle of Vlora		3 September	Albanian patriots seize Vlora from Italian control in a rapid night strike
	Turkish-Armenian War	Second Battle of Oltu		3–5 September	Turks recapture Oltu
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Kobryń		11–23 September
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Obytichnyi Spit	At sea	15 September	Red and White Army ships interact outside Berdiansk, with both sides claiming victory.
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of the Niemen River		15–25 September	Poles defeat the reserves of the Red Army
		Battle of Dytiatyn		16 September	Soviet victory
		Battle of Brzostowica		20–25 September	Polish victory
		Battle of Obuchowo		26 September
	Ukrainian War of Independence Russian Civil War	Battle of Peregonovka			Insurgent victory
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Krwawy Bór	/	27–28 September	Polish victory
	Turkish-Armenian War	Battle of Sarıkamış		29 September	Turkish victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Kovanbaşı		10–11 October
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of the Gediz		24 October—12 November	Greek army captures Gediz
	Turkish-Armenian War	Battle of Kars		30 October	Turkish victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Kanlı Geçit		1 November
	Irish War of Independence	Battle of Ballinalee		3 November
	Turkish-Armenian War	Battle of Alexandropol		7 November	Turkish victory, Treaty of Alexandropol
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Fadıl		20–24 November	Turkish victory
Irish War of Independence	Kilmichael Ambush		28 November	Important battle in the Irish War of Independence

1921-1925

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1921	Greco-Turkish War	First Battle of İnönü		6–11 January	Greek offensive stopped, Turkish victory
	Russian Civil War	Action of 9 January 1921	At sea	9 January	French ship destroys Russian ship in the Black Sea
	Greco-Turkish War	Second Battle of İnönü		23 March—1 April	Turkish victory, and a turning point in the Greco-Turkish War
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort	At sea	21 May	Brits defeat Red Russians in the Caspian Sea
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir		10–24 July	Greek victory
	Rif War	Battle of Annual		22 July	Near Annual, Morocco, Spanish Army loses to Rifi Berbers of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Sakarya		23 August—17 September	Turkish victory, farthest Greek advance in the Greco-Turkish War
1922	Russian Civil War	Battle of Volochayevka		5–14 February	Reds retake Khabarovsk
	Turkish War of Independence	Bombardment of Samsun		7 June	Samsun falls under Greek control, but Turkish forces aren't swayed
	Irish Civil War	Battle of Dublin		28 June—5 July	First and probably most important battle of the Irish Civil War
		Battle of Kilmallock		25 July—5 August
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Dumlupınar		26–30 August	Turkish victory, final battle of the Greco-Turkish War
		Turkish capture of Smyrna		9 September	Greeks withdraw from Anatolia
1923	Political violence in Germany	Beer Hall Putsch		8–9 November	Failed Nazi Party uprising in Munich, Hitler wounded and captured
1924	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Mecca		5 December	Mecca became a Saudi Arabian territory
1925		Battle of Jeddah		10 February-17 December	Jeddah became a Saudi Arabian territory, end of Kingdom of Hejaz
	Great Syrian Revolt	Battle of al-Kafr		22 July
		Battle of al-Mazraa		2–3 August
	Rif War	Alhucemas landing		8 September	Spanish amphibious landing including tanks and air support
	Great Syrian Revolt	Battle of al-Musayfirah		17 September
		Battle of Rashaya		20–24 November

1926-1930

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1927	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of La Paz Centro		16 May
		Battle of Ocotal		16 July
		Battle of San Fernando		25 July
		Battle of Santa Clara		27 July
		Battle of Telpaneca		19 September
		Battle of Sapotillal		9 October
		Battle of Humen–Shijing		18 November
1928	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of El Bramadero		27–28 February
		Battle of La Flor		13–14 May
1929	Ikhwan Revolt	Battle of Sabilla		29–31 March
		Battle of Yichang		11 April
	Cristero War	Battle of Tepatitlán		19 April
	Central Plains War	First Battle of Guilin		15 May	Chiang-Gui War
		Second Battle of Guangzhou		17–21 May
		Battle of Northern Henan		27 May
		Battle of Liuzhou		7–18 June	Chiang-Gui War
		Battle of Guiping		21 June
	Afghan Civil War	Battle Of Unai Pass		28 June—10 July	Hazara victory
1930	Opposition to Haile Selassie	Battle of Anchem		31 March	Ras Gugsa Welle is defeated by Dejazmach Mulugeta Yeggazu, suppressing the last obstacle to Ras Tafari Makonnen's ascension to Ethiopia's throne
	Central Plains War	Battle of Xuchang		10–12 June
		Battle of Shangcai		16 June
		Battle of Guanghua		3 July
		Second Battle of Guilin		17 July
		Battle of Jinan		14 August
		Second Battle of Nanning		15 August—22 October
		Battle of Xinzheng		5–8 October

1931-1935

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1931	Japanese invasion of Manchuria	Mukden Incident		18 September	Japanese forces create a pretext to invade Manchuria
1932		First Battle of Shanghai		28 January—3 March	Ceasefire declared
	Chaco War	Battle of Boquerón		7–29 September	First major battle during the Chaco War and a Paraguayan victory
	United States occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Agua Carta		26 September
		Emu War		2 November—10 December	Minor battle between the Australians and emus
	United States occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of El Sauce		26 December
1933	Inner Mongolian Campaign	Defense of the Great Wall		1 January—31 May	Japanese victory
	Chaco War	First Battle of Nanawa		20–26 January	Paraguayan victory
	Inner Mongolian Campaign	Battle of Rehe		21 February—1 March	Japanese victory
	Chaco War	Second Battle of Nanawa		4–9 July	Paraguayan victory
		Battle of Gondra		11–15 July
1935	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts	Battle of Khalkhyn Temple		8 January
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Chishui River		19 January—22 March

1936-1940

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1936	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	Battle of Ganale Dorya		7–10 January	General General Graziani attacks troops under Ras ]; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee
		First Battle of Tembien		20–24 January	Ethiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100
		Battle of Amba Aradam		10 February	Ethiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses
		Second Battle of Tembien		27 February
		Battle of Shire		29 February—2 March
		Battle of Maychew		31 March	Emperor Haile Selassie leads in person the final Ethiopian counter-attack of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, which is a crushing Ethiopian defeat
		Battle of the Ogaden		15–25 April	Final battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. By 5 May, Emperor Haile Selassie has gone into exile and Italians have declared victory
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Anabta		21 June	Mandatory British victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Mérida		10–11 August	Spanish Nationalist victory
		Battle of Badajoz		14 August	Nationalists storm Badajoz
		Battle of Irún		19 August—5 September	Nationalist victory
		Battle of Monte Pelado		28 August	Republican victory
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Balaa		3 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Talavera de la Reina
		Battle of Cerro Muriano		5–6 September	Republican victory, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Beit Imrin		29 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Seseña		29 October	Nationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets
		Battle of Ciudad Universitaria		15–23 November	Spanish Republican victory
		First Battle of the Corunna Road		29 November—3 December
		Second Battle of the Corunna Road		13 December 1936—15 January 1937
		Battle of Lopera		27–29 December	Nationalist victory
1937	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	Battle of Gogetti		19 February	Battle between the Italian occupation forces and the remnants of the Ethiopian armies. The surviving elements of the Ethiopian armies of Sidamo and Bale are encircled and destroyed by the Italian forces near Lake Shala
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Guadalajara		8–23 March	Spanish Republican defeat Italians
		Battle of Gernika		26–28 April	Franco's forces capture Guernica following a Luftwaffe bombing
		Battle of Albarracín		5 July—11 August	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Lugou Bridge		7 July	Japanese victory triggers outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War
		Battle of Beiping-Tianjin		25–31 July	Japanese victory
		Second Battle of Shanghai		13 August—9 November
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Santander		14 August—17 September
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Taiyuan		1 September—9 November	Japanese victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of El Mazuco		6–22 September	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Xinkou		13 September—8 November	Japanese victory
		Battle of Pingxingguan		25 September	Chinese victory
		Battle of Nanjing		Early November—13 December	Japanese victory
1938	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Alfambra		5–8 February	Nationalist victory
		Battle of Cape Palos	At sea	5–6 March	Republican victory
		Battle of Caspe		16–17 March	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Xuzhou		24 March—1 May	Japanese victory
		Battle of Tai er zhuang		27 March	Chinese victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Gandesa		1–3 April	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Wuhan		11 July—27 October	Japanese pyrrhic victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of the Ebro		25 July—16 November	Spanish Republicans launch attacks across the Ebro River. The purpose of the battle is to relieve pressure off Valencia and Catalonia. It is soon to become the decisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat.
	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts	Battle of Lake Khasan	/	29 July—11 August	In Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Empire of Japan
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Beersheba		9–10 September	Palestinian rebels capture Beersheba
1939		Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine		15–17 March	Hungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Nanchang		17 March—9 May	Japanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese
	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, World War II	Battle of Khalkhin Gol		1 May—16 September	The Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang		24 May	Nationalist Chinese counterattack successful against Japan
	World War II	Invasion of Poland	//	1 September—6 October	Start of World War II in Europe, German victory
		Battle of the Border	/	1–4 September	Collective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the invasion; German victory
		Battle of Danzig Bay	At sea	1 September	Germany defeats Poland
		Battle of Chojnice			Germans capture Chojnice from Poland
		Charge at Krojanty			Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Mokra			First German defeat in Poland and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion
		Battle of Lasy Królewskie			Polish victory over Germany
		Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig			Polish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany
		Battle of Mikołów		1–2 September	German tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland
		Battle of Pszczyna			German victory over Poland
		Battle of Mława		1–3 September
		Battle of Jordanów
		Battle of Częstochowa
		Battle of Węgierska Górka
		Battle of Grudziądz		1–4 September
		Battle of Tuchola Forest		1–5 September
		Battle of Westerplatte		1–7 September	First battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany and Danzig defeat Poland
		Raid on Fraustadt		2 September	Polish insurgents successfully raid a German town
		Battle of Borowa Góra		2–5 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Bukowiec		3 September
		Defense of Katowice		3–4 September	Polish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany
		Battle of the Atlantic	At sea	3 September 1939—8 May 1945	Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II between Allied forces, and Germany and Italy.
		Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski		4–6 September	Polish withdrawal from German forces
		Battle of Różan			German victory over Poland
		Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki		6 September
		Battle of Pułtusk		6–7 September	Poles lose Pułtusk to Germany
		Battle of Łódź		6–8 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Barak		7–8 September	Poland retreat from German Forces
		Battle of Wizna		7–10 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Łomża
		Battle of Wola Cyrusowa		8 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
		Battle of Radom		8–9 September	Germans capture Radom from Poland
		Battle of Gdynia		8–14 September	Germans capture Gdynia from Poland
		Battle of Warsaw		8–28 September	Germany captures Warsaw from Poland
		Battle of the Bzura River		9–19 September	Largest Polish counterattack, but it fails against Germany
		Battle of Kampinos Forest		9–20 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Hel		9 September—2 October
		Battle of Jarosław		10–11 September
		Battle of Kępa Oksywska		10–19 September
		Battle of Kałuszyn		11–12 September	Poland defeats Germany
		Battle of Przemyśl		11–14 September	German victory over Poland
		First Battle of Lwów		12–22 September	Germans, aided by the Soviet Union, capture Lviv from Poland
		Battle of Modlin		13–29 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
		Battle of Jaworów		14–16 September	Poles hold Yavoriv against Germany
		Battle of Brześć Litewski		14–17 September	Germans capture Brest from Poland
		Battle of Kobryń		14–18 September	Inconclusive battle between Germany and Poland
	Second Sino-Japanese War	First Battle of Changsha		17 September—6 October	Chinese forces successfully defend city; heavy Japanese casualties
	World War II	Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski		17–26 September	Germany defeats Poland in the Invasion of Poland's second largest battle
		Battle of Wilno		18–19 September	Soviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania
		Battle of Wólka Węglowa		19 September	Polish victory over Germany
		Battle of Krasnystaw		19–20 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Grodno		20–22 September	Soviets capture Hrodna from Poland
		Battle of Cześniki		21–22 September	Polish victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Łomianki		22 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Krasnobród		23 September	Successful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe
		Battle of Husynne			Soviet victory over Polish
		Battle of Kodziowce		23–24 September	Poles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania
		Battle of Władypol		27 September	Soviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland
		Battle of Szack		28 September	Poles hold the town from the Soviets
		Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów		29–30 September	Poles hold the towns from Soviets
Battle of Wytyczno		1 October		The Soviet Union defeats Poland
Battle of Kock		2–5 October		Last battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany defeats Poland
Winter War, World War II	Battle of Suomussalmi		30 November 1939—8 January 1940	First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	Battle of Petsamo		30 November 1939—12 March 1940	Russian victory over Poland
	Battle of Salla		30 November 1939—13 March 1940	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	Battle of Taipale		6–27 December
	Battle of Kollaa		7 December 1939—13 March 1940
	Battle of Varolampi Pond		10–11 December	Finnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War"
	Battle of Tolvajärvi		12 December	Colonel Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet forces
World War II	Battle of the River Plate	At sea	13 December	Admiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand
Winter War, World War II	First Battle of Summa		16–22 December	Finnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union
	Battle of Kelja		25–27 December	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	1940		Battle of Raate Road		1–7 January
			Second Battle of Summa	1–15 February	Finnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted
			Battle of Kuhmo	28 January—13 March	Stalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union
Second Sino-Japanese War		Battle of South Henan		30 January—1 March	Chinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese
Winter War, World War II		Battle of Honkaniemi		25–27 February	In the only tank action of the Winter War, the Soviet Union defeats Finland
		First Battle of Vyborg Bay		2–13 March	Battle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union
World War II		Battle of Drøbak Sound		9 April	German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces
		Battle of Midtskogen		9–10 April	Norwegian forces defeat German raiding party
		Battle of Narvik		9 April—10 June	A minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic
		Battle of Dombås		14–19 April	Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack
		Battle for The Hague		10 May	In the first major air-landing operation in history, the Netherlands defeat Germany
		Battle of Maastricht			Maastricht was a key city for the German advance; Germany defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Fort Eben-Emael		10–11 May	Germany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense
		Battle of Mill			Dutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion
		Battle of Rotterdam		10–14 May	German attempt to seize the Dutch city; it ends in a German victory following the Rotterdam Blitz
		Battle of the Netherlands		10–17 May	Germany invades the Netherlands
		Battle of France		10 May—25 June	Germany takes on France; British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated
		Battle of the Grebbeberg		11–13 May	A major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats the Netherlands.
		Battle at the Afsluitdijk		12–14 May	The Netherlands hold against Germany
		Battle of Hannut			Largest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium.
		Battle of Sedan		12–17 May	Germany defeats France and the UK. After a quick advance, Germany reaches the English Channel and traps most of the Allied army in northern France and western Belgium.
		Battle of Arras		21 May	France and the UK fail to break through German lines to end the encirclement of the Allied main armies
		Battle of Dunkirk		27 May—5 June	Escape of defeated British Expeditionary Forces. Dunkirk is captured by Germany. On the Allied side, forces from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands participated in the battle.
		Battle of Mers-el-Kebir	At sea	3 July	British Navy destroys Vichy French fleet off the coast of North Africa
		Battle of Calabria		9 July	British forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians
		Battle of Cape Spada		19 July	British and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser
		Battle of Britain		10 July—31 October	Germans try to bomb Britain into submission – the Royal Air Force answers with fighters
		Battle of Tug Argan		11 August	Italy defeats the UK and captures British Somaliland
Second Sino-Japanese War		Battle of Hundred Regiments		20 August—5 December	Major engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army
World War II		Skirmish at Diosig		4 September	Romanian victory over Hungary
		Battle of Taranto		11–12 November	British carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto harbour
		Battle of Cape Spartivento	At sea	27 November	British Navy under Admiral Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy
		Battle of Pindus	/	28 October—13 November	Italy invades Greece, but is defeated. Greece captures parts of Albania from Italy in response.

1941-1945

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1941	World War II	Battle of Bardia		3–5 January	British/Australian and Free French victory in Libya over Italy
		Battle of Agordat		26–31 January	The UK defeats Italy in Eritrea
		Battle of Keren		3 February—1 April	Hard-fought British and Commonwealth victory over Italian forces during East African Campaign
		Battle of Beda Fomm		6–7 February	British/Australian victory over Italy forces in Libya
	Second Sino-Japanese war	Battle of Shanggao		14 March—9 April	Chinese victory over Japan
	World War II	Battle of Cape Matapan	At sea	27–29 March	British Royal Navy task force defeats Italian fleet
		Invasion of Yugoslavia		6–18 April	Germany, Italy and Hungary invade and conquer Yugoslavia
		Battle of Greece		6–24 April	Germany takes the Balkan Peninsula after Italian stalemate
		Siege of Tobruk		10 April—27 November	German commander Erwin Rommel with a mixed German/Italian army defeated in North Africa by Allied forces (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Czechoslovakia, British Indian and Free Libyan Arabs)
		Battle of Vevi		11–12 April	German victory over Australians
		Battle of Tempe Gorge		18 April	Australians and New Zealanders slow German advance
		Battle of Athens		20 April	Dog-fighting air battle over Athens between the UK and Germany fought for half an hour between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe towards the end of the Battle of Greece
		Battle of Thermopylae		24–25 April	German victory over New Zealanders and Australians
		Battle of the Corinth Canal		26 April	German victory over British Empire forces
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of South Shanxi		7–27 May	Japanese victory in China
	World War II	Battle of Fallujah		17–21 May	The UK defeats Iraq
		Battle of Rethymno		20 May	Australian and Greek tactical victory over Germany
		Battle of Crete		20 May—1 June	German paratroopers and Italians capture Crete, suffer many casualties against New Zealand, Greece, the UK and Australia
		Battle of Denmark Strait	At sea	23 May	German Bismarck sinks British HMS Hood
		Sinking of the Bismarck		27 May	Famous German battleship is lost against the UK and Poland
		Battle of 42nd Street			Australian and New Zealanders halt German advance
		Battle of the Litani River		9 June	British/Australian victory over Vichy French forces in French Lebanon
		Battle of Jezzine		13 June	Australians defeat Vichy French
		Battle of Sidon		13–17 June
		Battle of Kissoué		17 June	British Empire and Free French forces defeat Vichy French in Syria
		Battle of Merdjayoun		19–24 June	British Empire forces defeat Vichy French
		Operation Barbarossa		22 June	German invasion of the Soviet Union
		Battle of Białystok-Minsk		22–29 June	German victory in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (present-day Belarus) over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Raseiniai		23–27 June	German victory in Lithuania over the Soviet Union
		Raid on Constanța		26 June	Axis (Germany and Romania) victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Brody		26–30 June	In one of the largest tank battles of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
		Battle of Damour		5–9 July	Australians defeat Vichy French
		Battle of Smolensk		6 July—5 August	Soviet attempt to block German Wehrmacht's advance on Moscow
		Battle of Kiev	/	7 July—26 September	In the largest encirclement battle of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
		Battle of Beirut		12 July	Free French, British, Australian and British Indian forces defeat Vichy French forces
		Battle of Uman		15 July—8 August	Axis (Germany, Romania and Hungary) victory over the Soviet Union
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Second Battle of Changsha		6 September—8 October	Failed Japanese attempt to take Chinese city
	World War II	Siege of Leningrad		8 September 1941—27 January 1944	After a three-year Nazi siege on Leningrad, the Soviet Union defeats Germany
		Battle of the Sea of Azov	At sea	26 September—11 October	Axis controls Sea of Azov; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union.
		Battle at Borodino Field		13 October 1941—18 January 1942	Germany defeats the Soviet Union in October and the Soviet Union defeats Germany in January
		Battle of Rostov		27 November	Germans forced to withdraw despite Hitler's orders, but Soviets suffer over 140,000 casualties
		Battle of Kota Bharu		8 December	Japanese forces capture Kota Bharu from the UK
		Battle of Prachuab Khirikhan		8–9 December	Japan conquers Thailand
		Battle of Wake Island		8–23 December	Japanese forces capture the American Wake Island in the Pacific
		Battle of Hong Kong		8–25 December	Japanese drive British forces from their Chinese territory
		Battle of Malaya		8 December 1941—15 February 1942	Japan invades British Malaysia
		Battle of the Philippines		8 December 1941—8 May 1942	Japanese victory over the U.S. and the Philippines; Douglas MacArthur promises to return
		Naval Battle of Singapore	At sea	10 December	Japanese torpedo craft sink British HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
		Battle of Jitra		11–13 December	Japan pushes back British forces in Malaya
		Battle of Cape Bon	At sea	13 December	Italian naval defeat against the UK and the Netherlands
		First Battle of Sirte		17 December	Indecisive engagement between Italian and British naval forces
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Changsha		24 December 1941—15 January 1942	Chinese forces battle Japanese back during another Japanese attack on Changsha and claim victory
	World War II	Battle of the Kerch Peninsula		26 December 1941—19 May 1942	Axis controls Crimea; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union
		Battle of Kampar		30 December 1941—2 January 1942	British forces delay Japanese advance Malaya
1942	World War II	Battle of Bataan		1 January—9 April	Japanese defeat and imprison U.S. and Philippine force
		Battle of Slim River		6–8 January	Japan defeats the UK and British India
		Battles of Rzhev		8 January 1942—31 March 1943	A series of inconclusive battles between the Soviet Union and Germany, ending with Germany's retreat
		Battle of Dražgoše		9 January	First frontal engagement on Slovenian soil with the German occupier
		Battle of Tarakan		11–12 January	Japan defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Manado
		Battle of Gemas		14 January	Australias ambush Japanese forces
		Battle of Muar		14–22 January	Japan defeats Australia, the UK and British India
		Battle of Moscow		17 January	Soviet defenders drive back German Army Group Centre
		Barvenkovo-Lozovaya offensive		18–31 January	The Soviet Union pushes Germany back in Ukraine
		Battle of Balikpapan		23 January	Battle in Borneo, Netherlands East Indies ends with a Japanese victory over the Dutch
		Battle of Rabaul		23 January—February	Japan defeats Australians and occupies the first Australian territory taken by conquest in Australian history
		Battle off Endau		26–27 January	British/Australian naval defeat by Japan's navy
		Battle of Ambon		30 January—3 February	Japanese victory over the Netherlands, Australia and the U.S. in the Dutch East Indies
		Battle of Port Moresby		3 February 1942—17 August 1943	Air war over Port Moresby; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle of Makassar Strait		4 February	Japanese defeat Dutch and U.S. naval force
		Battle of the Java Sea		4 February—1 March	Japanese wipe out Allied (Netherlands, U.S. the UK and Australia) naval squadron
		Battle of Singapore		8–15 February	Japanese forces capture city in Malaya; British army under Arthur Percival surrenders; largest British surrender of the war.
		Battle of Kranji		9–10 February	Japanese forces capture strait islands from the UK
		Battle of Bukit Timah		10–12 February	Japanese defeat British Empire forces
		Battle of Palembang		13–15 February	Japan defeats Allied forces (UK, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand)
		Battle of Badung Strait		18–19 February	Japanese naval victory over the Netherlands, the U.S. and the UK despite friendly fire incident
		Bombing of Darwin		19 February	Australia hit by Japanese aerial attacks
		Battle of Timor	/	19 February 1942—10 February 1943	Japanese victory; tactical Australian victory
		Battle of Sunda Strait		28 February—1 March	ABDACOM naval force (U.S., Australia and the Netherlands) under Admiral Doorman defeated by Japanese fleet
		Battle of Java		28 February—12 March	A battle of the Pacific theatre between Japan and the Netherlands; Japanese victory
		Battle of Leuwiliang		3–5 March	British, Australian and American forces are defeated by Japan
		Invasion of Buka and Bougainville		9 March—5 April	Japanese forces invades and defeats Australian forces, capturing Buka and Bougainville
		Battle of Toungoo		19–29 March	Japan defeats China in Burma
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Oktwin		20–23 March
	World War II	Second Battle of Sirte	At sea	22 March	An Italian naval force attacks the escort of a British convoy
		Japanese Raids into Indian Ocean		31 March	Japanese raids against the British Eastern Fleet, resulting in heavy British losses
		Battle of Yenangyaung		11–19 April	China, the UK and British India defeat Japan
		Battle of Nanos		18 April	800 Italian soldiers lay siege to 54 Slovene Partisans; Italian victory.
		Doolittle Raid			U.S. aircraft bomb Tokyo, crash-land in China
		Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi			Chinese and Japanese forces search for the surviving Doolittle Raiders; Japan defeats China and the U.S.
		Destruction of Telavåg		30 April	German forces destroy entire Norwegian town
		Battle of the St. Lawrence	At sea	May 1942—November 1944	German submarine U-553 sinks the Canadian Nicoya and Leto in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
		Battle of the Coral Sea		4 May	U.S. loses USS Lexington; Japanese win tactically but lose strategically to U.S./Australian navies. First naval battle in history in which the opposing ships neither sighted nor directly fired on one another; all offensive action was carried out by carrier-based aircraft.
		Battle of Corregidor		5–6 May	Last U.S. bastion in Asia surrenders to the Japanese after prolonged siege
		Second Battle of Kharkov		12–28 May	Soviet counterattack thwarted against Germany and the Axis
		Battle of Bir Hakeim		26 May—11 June	Free French Forces successfully delay Rommel's Italian and German advance towards Egypt
		Battle of Gazala		26 May—21 June	German commander Erwin Rommel, reinforced by Italians, defeats Great Britain
		Operation Anthropoid		27 May	Czech resistance fighters assassinate Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenfüher Reinhard Heydrich
		Attack on Sydney Harbour		31 May—8 June	Japanese submarines attack Australian cities
		Battle of Midway	At sea	4–7 June	U.S. loses USS Yorktown; Japanese lose four aircraft carriers
		Battle of Pantelleria		15 June	An Italian naval force successfully attacks a British convoy (Operation Harpoon).
		Convoy PQ 17		27 June—10 July	35 ships leave Iceland on 17 June for Murmansk; only 11 reached their destination
		Raid on Salamaua		28 June	Australian commandos raid Japanese forces; 120 Japanese killed, 3 Australians wounded
		First Battle of Voronezh		28 June—24 July	Germany and other Axis capture Voronezh from the Soviet Union
		First Battle of El Alamein		1 July	British Eighth Army stops Rommel's Axis (Italy and Germany) forces invading Egypt
		Raid on Heath's Farm			Australian commandos attack and kill 44 Japanese
		Battle of Sevastopol		2 July	Soviet city captured by Germans, Romanians and Italians after eight-month siege
		Battle of Stalingrad		17 July 1942—2 February 1943	City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from 23 November the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history with approximately 1.8 million dead
		Invasion of Buna–Gona		21–27 July	Japan defeats Australian forces and capture Buna-Gona
		Kokoda Track campaign		21 July—16 November	Australia's finest hour; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle of Guadalcanal		7 August 1942—9 February 1943	Allies (U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand) finally take the island from Japan after a six-month battle
		Battle of Kokoda		8–10 August	Australians capture Kokoda Airfield from Japan
		Battle of Savo Island	At sea	9 August	Japanese sink four U.S. cruisers; HMAS Canberra is also lost
		Battle of Dieppe		19 August	Also known as Operation Jubilee; Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. Allied failure helped prepare them for D-Day. Soldiers from the UK, Canada, Free French, Poland and Czechoslovakia participated in the battle on the Allied side.
		Battle of the Eastern Solomons		24 August	Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō sunk by the U.S.
		Battle of Milne Bay		25 August—7 September	Australians defeat Japanese in the first clear Allied victory over Japanese land forces
		Battle of Isurava		26–31 August	Australian forces are pushed down the Kokoda trail by Japan
		Battle of Alam Halfa		30 August—6 September	Allies vs. Rommel in North Africa; the UK and New Zealand defeat Germany and Italy
First Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing			31 August - 5 September	Japanese forces defeat Australian forces
Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill			6–9 September
Battle of Ioribaiwa			14–16 September	Australians withdraw from Japanese forces down the Kokoda trail
Raid on Mubo			1 October	Australian commandos raid Japanese forces killing 50
Battle of Višegrad			5 October	Yugoslav Chetniks defeat Germany and the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Battle of Cape Esperance		At sea	11 October	Near Guadalcanal, the U.S. defeats Japan
Second Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing			11–28 October	Australians advance after being halted by Japan
Battle of Goodenough Island			22–27 October	Australians take island from the Japanese
Second Battle of El Alamein			23 October—4 November	Montgomery's Eighth Army forces Rommel out of Egypt. The UK, British India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Free France, Greece and the U.S. defeat Germany and Italy.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands		At sea	25 October	Near Guadalcanal, USS Hornet sunk, but Japanese withdraw victorious
Battle of Oivi–Gorari			4–11 November	Major Australian victory over Japan
Operation Torch			8 November	Allied landings in North Africa; the U.S., the UK, British India, Free France, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia defeat Vichy France, Germany and Italy
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal			12 November	U.S. defeats Japan, turning point of the Pacific War
Battle of Buna–Gona			16 November 1942—22 January 1943	Australian and American forces win decisive victory over Japan
Battle of Velikiye Luki			19 November 1942—16 January 1943	Germans clash with Soviets; Soviet victory
Battle of Tassafaronga		At sea	30 November	Off Guadalcanal, Japan defeats the U.S.
1943	World War II	Battle of Osankarica		8 January	About 2,000 Germans massacre all 69 men and women of the Pohorje Battalion; Germans lose 19 men and 31 are wounded
		Battle of Neretva		20 January—March	Large joint Axis (Germany, Italy, German puppet state of Croatia, Serbian Chetniks) offensive that attempts to destroy communist-led Partisan resistance in Yugoslavia, but fails
		Battle of Rennell Island		29–30 January	Japanese bombers sink an American cruiser
		Battle of Wau		29 January—4 February	Australian and American victory over Japan
		Battle of the Kasserine Pass		14–25 February	German victory over British Empire and U.S. forces in Tunisia
		Third Battle of Kharkov		16 February—15 March	German victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of the Bismarck Sea	At sea	2–4 March	Australian and U.S. air forces destroy Japanese convoy
		Battle of Blackett Strait		6 March	Two Japanese destroyers sunk by the U.S.
		Battle of the Komandorski Islands		26 March	U.S. naval victory over Japanese, USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) damaged
		Warsaw Ghetto Uprising		18 April	13,000 Polish Jews are killed by German forces; uprising is defeated
		Operation Vengeance			Killing of Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by the U.S.
		Battle of Mubo		22 April—14 July	Australians force Japan to retreat
		Battle of Bobdubi		22 April—19 August	Australian forces defeat Japanese forces
		Raid on Darwin		2 May	Major Japanese air raid on Darwin
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of West Hubei		12 May—11 June	Chinese forces under Bai Chongxi defeat Japanese
	World War II	Sutjeska offensive		15 May—16 June	Failed Axis (Germany, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria) offensive against Yugoslav Partisans
		Battle of Lababia Ridge		20–23 June	Australians defeat Japanese attack
		Battle of New Georgia		20 June—25 August	U.S. and British Empire victory over Japan in the Solomon Islands
		Landing at Nassau Bay		30 June	Australians and Americans defeat Japan
		Battle of Kursk		5 July—23 August	Germans attack Kursk salient at Orel and Belgorod, but are stopped by heavy Russians defenses; arguably the largest tank battle ever fought. Heavy losses.
		Battle of Kula Gulf		6 July	Indecisive naval battle between the U.S. and Japan in the Solomon Islands
		Battle of Enogai		10–11 July	U.S. victory over Japan
		Battle of Kolombangara		12–13 July	American ships damaged while pursuing Japanese
		Battle of Mount Tambu		16 July—18 August	Australian and American decisive victory over Japan
		Battle of Bairoko		20 July	Japanese victory over the U.S.
		Battle of Roosevelt Ridge		21 July—14 August	Allied victory (U.S. and Australia) over Japan
		Battle of Munda Point		22 July—5 August	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Centuripe		2–4 August	The UK defeats Germany in Sicily
		Battle of Vella Gulf		6–7 August	Japanese lose three destroyers against the U.S.
		Smolensk operation		7 August—2 October	The Soviet Union captures the Smolensk and Bryansk regions from Germany
		Battle of the Aleutian Islands		15 August	Japanese invade, but are repelled by American and Canadian forces
		Battle of Vella Lavella		15 August—6 October	The U.S. and New Zealand defeat Japan
		Battle off Horaniu		17–18 August	Japanese naval retreat, subsequent evacuation of 9,000 Japanese men; American victory
		Fourth Battle of Kharkov		23 August	Soviets liberate town from Germany
		Battle of the Dnieper		26 August—23 December	The Soviet Union takes Eastern Ukraine from Germany
		Battle of Arundel Island		27 August—21 September	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Landing at Lae		4–16 September	Australians and Americans land at Lae in Japanese-held territory
		Landing at Nadzab		5 September	American/Australian airborne landing defeats Japanese forces
		Battle of Castle Turjak		19 September	Communist-led Slovene Partisans take the castle guarded by the pro-German, anti-communist Slovene village sentries
		Battle of Kaiapit		19–20 September	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Dumpu		22 September—4 October	Australian forces defeat Japan
		Battle of Finschhafen		22 September—24 October	Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle of Leros	At sea	26 September—16 November	Germans attack and force surrender of British garrison on Leros; British force under General Tilney are forced to surrender
		Naval Battle of Vella Lavella		6 October	Japanese win against the U.S., both sides lose one destroyer
		Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge		12–13 October	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Lenino			Germany defeats the Soviet Union and Poland
		Raid on Schweinfurt		14 October	Also known as Black Thursday; air battle between the German Luftwaffe and the U.S. Air Force, German victory
		Battle of the Treasury Islands		27 October—12 November	Major New Zealand and American victory over Japan
		Battle of Empress Augusta Bay		1–2 November	Japan suffers a naval defeat against the U.S.
		Landings at Cape Torokina		1–3 November	American/New Zealand forces defeat Japanese forces
		Bombing of Rabaul		2–11 November	Allied (U.S., Australia and New Zealand) air attacks against Japan in Rabaul
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Changde		2 November—20 December	Chinese victory, Japanese use biological and chemical weapons
	World War II	Battle of Koromokina Lagoon		7–8 November	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle for Piva Trail		8–9 November
		Battle of Sattelberg		17–25 November	Major Australian and American victory over Japan
		Battle of Tarawa		20–22 November	First contested amphibious landing of World War II by the U.S. against Japan
		Battle of Makin		20–24 November	American forces defeat the Japanese in the Gilbert Islands
		Battle of Cape St. George		27 November	Japanese convoy suffers heavy damage against the U.S.
		Battle of Wareo		27 November—8 December	Australia defeats Japan
		Battle for Monte la Difensa		3–9 December	The UK, the U.S. and Canada defeat Germany
		Battle of Sio		5 December	Major Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Arawe		15 December 1943—24 February 1944	Allied (U.S. and Australia) victory against Japan
		Battle of Ortona		20–28 December	Canada defeats Germany
		Dnieper-Carpathian offensive	//	24 December 1943—6 May 1944	The Soviet Union captures Western Ukraine from Germany and enters Poland and Romania
Battle of North Cape		At sea	26 December	British naval victory over Germany
Battle of The Pimple			27–28 December	Australian victory over Japan
1944	World War II	Leningrad-Novgorod offensive	/	14 January—1 March	The Soviet Union lifts the Siege of Leningrad and liberates the area around Veliky Novgorod from Germany
		Battle of Monte Cassino		17 January—19 May	Four battles, Allies (the UK, British India, the U.S., Free France, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy) finally victorious against Germany, breaking through to advance on Rome
		Battle of Shaggy Ridge		19–31 January	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Rapido River		20–22 January	Germany defeats the U.S.
		Battle of Anzio		22 January—5 June	After an amphibious landing near Rome, the Allied armies of the U.S., the UK and Canada are only able to break out a German encirclement after a couple of months
		Battle of Korsun Pocket		24 January—16 February	Decisive Soviet victory over Germany
		Battle of Cisterna		30 January—2 February	Part of Operation Shingle – 1st, 3rd and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions attempted to capture the town of Cisterna, German victory
		Battle of Kwajalein		31 January—3 February	American victory over Japan in the Marshall Islands, several Korean laborers captured
		Battle of Madang		February—April	Australian and American victory over Japan in the Pacific
		Battle of Narva		2 February—10 August	Germany successfully holds ground against the Soviet Union
		Battle of the Green Islands		15–20 February	New Zealand forces supported by Americans defeat Japan
		Attack on Truk	At sea	17–18 February	Successful American air raid against Japan in the Marshall Islands
		Battle of Eniwetok		17–23 February	American victory over Japan allows U.S. forces to set up for an attack on the Mariana Islands
		Battle of Hube's Pocket	//	4 March—17 April	Germans victorious over the Soviet Union, but have to retreat afterward
		Battle of Imphal		8 March—3 July	An invasion of British India by Japan is stopped by the UK and British Indian soldiers
		Raid on Drvar		April—May	Failed German military operation that aimed to capture Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Partisans
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Central Henan		April—December	Marginal Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
	World War II	Crimean offensive		8 April—12 May	The Soviet Union captures Crimea from Germany; Germany got aid from Romania
		Siege of Myitkyina		17 May—3 August	China and the U.S. capture Myitkyina in Burma from Japan
		Battle of Lone Tree Hill		17 May—2 September	American victory over Japan in the Pacific theatre
		Battle of Wakde		18–21 May	American and Australian victory over the Japanese
		Battle of Biak		27 May—17 August
		Battle of Mogaung		4–27 June	The UK, China and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle for Caen		6 June—6 August	After more than a month of fighting, the UK and Canada finally capture Caen from Germany
		Battle of Normandy		6 June—25 August	Allies (The U.S., the UK, Canada, France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa) invade northern France across the Normandy beaches (Operation Overlord); hard fighting from Cherbourg to Caen; Germans surrounded and destroyed at Falaise
		Battle of Villers-Bocage		13 June	Germans defeat the UK near Normandy during Operation Overlord
		Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze		14–15 June	Polish and Soviet partisans temporarily defeat Germany
		Battle of Saipan		15 June—9 July	American forces capture island from Japan
		Battle of Philippine Sea	At sea	19 June	Major carrier battle; U.S. loses 123 planes and destroys 315 Japanese planes
		Operation Bagration	/	22 June	Eastern Front; Soviet offensive destroys German Army Group Centre
		Operation Martlet		25 June	The UK defeats Germany
	Continuation War, World War II	Battle of Tali-Ihantala		25 June—9 July	Finnish stop Soviet offensive
	World War II	Battle of Noemfoor		2 July—31 August	American victory over Japan, supported by the Royal Australian Air Force
	Continuation War, World War II	Battle of Vuosalmi		4–11 July	Finnish victory over the Soviets
	World War II	Battle of Driniumor River		10 July—25 August	The U.S. and Australia defeat Japan
		Lvov–Sandomierz offensive	/	13 July—29 August	The Soviet Union captures Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine from Germany; Germany was aided by Hungary
		Battle of Auvere		20–25 July	Germany defeats the Soviet Union
		Battle of Guam		21 July—10 August	The U.S. captures Guam; 18,000 Japanese killed during American attack.
		Battle of Tinian		24 July—1 August	The Japanese, realizing they will lose, launch a suicidal charge against Americans
		Operation Cobra		25–31 July	The U.S. breaks out of Normandy and liberates Western France from Germany
		Battle of Sansapor		30 July—31 August	The U.S. defeats Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Fourth Battle of Changsha		August	Japanese capture nearby town from China, but unable to continue fighting afterward
	World War II	Warsaw Uprising		1 August—3 October	20,000 armed Poles against 55,000 Wehrmacht and SS; 90% of the city is destroyed and there are more than 250,000 casualties
		Falaise pocket		12–21 August	A German army gets trapped and defeated near Falaise, while the Allied armies (the U.S., the UK, Canada, Poland and France) liberate most of France
		Operation Dragoon		15 August	AKA Operation Anvil; Allied (the U.S., France, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Greece and New Zealand) invasion of German-occupied Southern France
		Liberation of Paris		15–25 August	Allied forces (France, the U.S. and the UK) drive Nazi German forces out of the French capital
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou		16 August—24 November	Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
	World War II	Battle of Romania		20 August—24 September	The Soviet Union breaches through the German and Romanian lines, capturing vast territories. Romania change sides from Germany to the Soviet Union. On 24 September, most of Romania is occupied by the Soviet Union.
		Baltic Offensive	////	14 September—24 November	The Soviet Union captures most of the Baltic States and enters Germany in East Prussia
		Operation Tanne Ost	At sea	15 September	Germans unable to capture island from Finland; Finland was supported by the Soviet Union.
		Belgrade offensive		15 September—24 November	The Soviet Union, communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and Bulgaria capture Belgrade from Germany
		Battle of Peleliu		15 September—27 November	A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific; the U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Arnhem		17–26 September	The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. Germany defeats the UK and Poland.
		Battle of Anguar		17–30 September	Volcanic island captured by Americans from Japan
		Battle of Hürtgen Forest		19 September 1944—10 February 1945	German Army repels U.S. forces with high losses for both
		Battle of Porkuni		21 September	The Soviet Union defeats Estonians fighting for Germany
		Battle of Olhava		28 September	Germany defeats Finland
		Battle of Tornio		1–8 October	Finns capture Tornio from the Germans; start of the Lapland War proper
		Battle of the Scheldt	/	2 October—8 November	Difficult Canadian victory secures the port of Antwerp from Germany, and ensures critical supplies for advancing Allied (Canada, the UK, Poland, the U.S., Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Norway) forces
		Battle of Aachen		2–21 October	Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II; the U.S. defeats Germany
		Battle of Kos		3–4 October	Germany defeats Italy, the UK and South Africa
		Battle of Debrecen		6–29 October	Germans able to hold back Soviets
		Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive		7–29 October	The Soviet Union breaks through German lines into Norway
		Battle of Crucifix Hill		8 October	The U.S. 1st Infantry Division attacks and takes Crucifix Hill from Germany, a strategic point which allows the Battle of Aachen to occur
Battle of Morotai			15 October	Allied (the U.S., Australia, the Netherlands and the UK) victory over Japan
Battle of Vukov Klanac			15–23 October	Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans defeat the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Operation Pheasant			20 October—4 November	The UK, Canada, Poland, the U.S. and the Netherlands liberate North Brabant from Germany
Battle of Leyte			20 October—31 December	Combined American and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas begin the liberation of the Philippines
Battle of Leyte Gulf			23–26 October	The largest air-sea battle in history; American/Australian fleet destroy Japan's fleet
Liberation of Finnmark			23 October 1944—26 April 1945	The Soviet Union and Norway, supported by the UK, Canada and Sweden, drive Germany from the Norwegian region of Finnmark
Budapest offensive			29 October 1944—13 February 1945	The Soviet Union and Romania capture Budapest and most of Hungary from Germany and Hungary
Aitape–Wewak campaign			November 1944—August 1945	Australia victory over Japan
Landing at Jacquinot Bay			4 November	Australians land at Japanese-occupied Jacquinot Bay
Battle of Ormoc Bay			11 November—21 December	Americans prevent Japanese from resupplying Leyte
Operation Queen			16 November	Germany defeats the U.S. and the UK
Battle of Monte Castello			25 November 1944—12 February 1945	Brazilian and American troops defeat Germans in Italy
Battle of Wide Bay–Open Bay			December 1944—April 1945	Australias defeat Japanese
Battle of Mindoro			13–16 December	Combined U.S., Australia and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas capture main island off Luzon, Philippines from Japan
Battle of the Bulge		//	16 December 1944—25 January 1945	German counterattack in Ardennes; General McAuliffe says "NUTS" at Bastogne. The U.S., the UK, Belgium, Canada, France and Luxembourg defeat Germany
Battle of Pearl Ridge			30–31 December	Australia defeats Japan
1945	World War II	Battle of Luzon		9 January—15 August	Filipino, American, Australian and Mexican victory. U.S. Sixth and Eighth Armies including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary including recognized guerrillas retakes and completes the recapture of Northern Philippines from Japan
		Vistula-Oder offensive	/	12 January—2 February	The Soviet Union captures Western Poland from Germany and advances in parts of Eastern Germany
		East Prussian offensive	//	13 January—25 April	The Soviet Union captures most of East Prussia from Germany
		Battle of Tsimba Ridge		17 January—9 February	Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
		Operation Elephant		26 January	Canadian offensive succeeds against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands
		Raid at Cabanatuan		30 January	U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas rescue Bataan and Corregidor prisoners of war from Japanese prison camp
		Battle for the Recapture of Bataan		31 January—8 February	Combined U.S and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas retake the historic Bataan Peninsula from Japan
		Battle for the Liberation of Manila		3 February—3 March	City totally devastated after month-long battle between the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas against the Japanese Imperial forces; 100,000 civilians killed
		Rhineland Offensive		8 February—27 March	The U.S., the UK and Canada capture the Rhineland from Germany
		Silesian offensives	///	8 February—31 March	The Soviet Union captures Silesia from Germany
		Black Friday		9 February	British Empire air operation ends in defeat against Germany
		Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor		16–26 February	Spectacular combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth assault retakes island bastion from Japanese forces
		Battle of Baguio		21 February—26 April	Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army; USAFIP-NL; and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division retake Baguio City, Northern Philippines, from Japan
		Raid at Los Baños		23 February	U.S. Airborne Task Force and Filipino guerrillas rescues more than 2,000 Allied POWs and civilian internees held by Japanese
		East Pomeranian offensive		24 February—4 April	The Soviet Union captures parts of Northeastern Germany
		Battle of the Transdanubian Hills		6–21 March	Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Italy defeat Germany
		Battle of Mindanao		10 March—15 August	U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas recapture the Southern Philippines from Japan
		Vienna offensive		16 March—15 April	The Soviet Union captures Vienna from Germany
		Operation Varsity		17 March	134 Allied (the UK, the U.S. and Canada) gliders land troops in Wesel in Germany
		Battle of the Visayas		18 March—30 July	U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas retakes central Philippine islands from Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of West Henan and North Hubei		21 March—11 May	Indecisive battle between China and Japan; Japan controls airbases after battle
	World War II	Battle of Iwo Jima		26 March	After a month, U.S. forces take main offshore Japanese island
		Battle of Slater's Knoll		28 March—6 April	Decisive Australian victory over Japan
		Battle on Lijevča field		30 March—8 April	Total Ustashian (Croats fighting for Germany) victory over Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of West Hunan		6 April—9 June	Chinese victory in final battle to expel Japan
	World War II	Battle of Bologna		9–21 April	Poland, the UK, the U.S., Italy and Brazil defeat Germany
		Battle of the Argenta Gap		12–19 April	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of the Hongorai River		17 April—22 May	Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
		Battle of Halbe		24 April—1 May	Part of Battle of Berlin, Germans unable to break out, Soviet victory
		Battle of Tanlwe Chaung		26 April	The UK defeats Japan
		Battle of Berlin		26 April—2 May	Soviet forces encircle and capture German capital; Hitler commits suicide
		Battle of Triest		30 April—2 May	Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans, New Zealand and the Italian resistance capture the city from Germany, pro-German Italians and Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
		Battle of Tarakan		1 May	Australian attack supported by the U.S. and the Netherlands as part of the Borneo campaign, defeating Japan
		Prague offensive		6–11 May	The Soviet Union captures Prague from Germany
		Battle of Zelengora		10–13 May	Yugoslav communists defeat Yugoslav nationalists
		Battle of Poljana		14–15 May	Last battle of World War II in Europe; Yugoslav communists and the UK defeat Germany and Yugoslavs, fighting on the German side.
		Battle of Ratsua		June—August	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Porton Plantation		8–10 June	Japan defeats Australia and New Zealand
		Battle of Labuan		10–21 June	Australia, aided by the U.S. and UK, defeats Japan in Borneo
		Battle of Bessang Pass		14 June	Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL complete and retake the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon, Philippines from Japan
		Battle of North Borneo		17 June—15 August	Australian victory in north Borneo over Japan; the U.S. supported Australia.
		Battle of Okinawa		21 June	U.S. and British Empire forces defeat Japanese, U.S. occupies island
		Battle of Beaufort		26–28 June	Australian victory over Japanese forces
		Battle of Balikpapan		1–21 July
		Battle of Sagami Bay	At sea	22–23 July	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Mayoyao Ridge		26 July—9 August	Filipino troops of the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, take the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Mountain Province with U.S. air support
		Soviet invasion of Manchuria	/	9–20 August	Decisive Russian victory over Japan
	Chinese Civil War, World War II	Opening Campaign		10 August 1945—10 January 1946	Chinese Civil War resumes, with three sides: Nationalist China and the U.S.; Communist China and the Soviet Union; and the Japan
	World War II	Battle of Mutanchiang		12–16 August	Japan defeats the Soviet Union
	Chinese Civil War, World War II	Battle of Baoying		15–23 August	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
		Battle of Yongjiazhen		16–19 August
		Battle of Tianmen		17 August
	World War II	Battle of Shumshu		18–23 August	The Soviet Union defeats Japan
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Wuhe		24 August	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
		Battle of Yinji		26–27 August
		Battle of Dazhongji		1–13 September
		Battle of Lingbi		4–5 September
		Battle of Xiangshuikou		18 September
		Battle of Rugao		21 September
		Battle of Houmajia		18 October
	Indonesian National Revolution	Battle of Surabaya		27 October—20 November	Indonesian soldiers and militia against British and Dutch troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution; British victory.
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Shaobo		19–21 December	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists