Atlas of Battles

century, 4,429 engagements

Battles of the 20th century

4,429 engagements of the 20th century are placed in the atlas: 3,340 battles, 141 sieges, 221 naval actions and 727 campaigns across 162 present-day countries, most in France (324), China (239), Vietnam (233). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: World War II (1,038), World War I (584), Pacific War (404), Vietnam War (193).

Battle of FranceBattle of KurskBattle of BerlinNormandy landingsSiege of LeningradBattle of VerdunBattle of the SommeBattle of MoscowBattle of Iwo JimaBattle of the BulgeOperation OverlordFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of Dien Bien Phu20 July plotBattle of OkinawaBattle of JutlandDunkirk evacuationSoviet invasion of PolandOperation BagrationAllied invasion of SicilyBattle of the AtlanticBattle of TsushimaOperation TorchBlack JanuaryOperation WeserübungBattle of TannenbergBattle of DunkirkNorth African campaignOperation Market GardenMarco Polo Bridge incidentTurkish invasion of CyprusBombing of DresdenBattles of Khalkhin GolBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of Monte CassinoLiberation of ParisSecond Battle of El AlameinBattle of CaporettoThird Battle of YpresBattle of WarsawSiege of SarajevoGuadalcanal campaignBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of CreteFirst Battle of El AlameinItalian CampaignBombing of GuernicaBattle of Singaporethe BlitzTet OffensiveIraqi invasion of KuwaitDieppe RaidAnglo-Soviet invasion of IranOperation CompassOperation UranusBattle of KievGerman invasion of the NetherlandsSoviet invasion of ManchuriaBattle of CambraiSecond Battle of KharkovThird Battle of KharkovSoviet–Japanese WarOperation DragoonBattle of GreeceCaucasus campaignSiege of SevastopolBrusilov OffensiveBattle of Aachen1983 Invasion of GrenadaBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of VukovarBattle of LiègeInvasion of YugoslaviaDoolittle RaidBattle of SmolenskGleiwitz incidentFall of SaigonAnfal campaignItalian invasion of AlbaniaSpring OffensiveSiege of BudapestPrague offensiveWorld War II in the BalkansOperation Ten-GoGerman invasion of BelgiumOperation OperaNorthern ExpeditionHundred Days OffensiveVistula–Oder OffensiveSecond Battle of YpresPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Gulf of Tonkin incidentJapanese invasion of ManchuriaBattle of SarikamishBattle of the DnieperBattle of GazalaBattle of Białystok–MinskOperation CrusaderBattle of WesterplatteBattle of GaliciaFirst Battle of YpresCase BlueBattle of ShanghaiBattle of TarantoBattle of PeleliuPhilippines CampaignBattle of AnzioFirst Battle of KharkovSaar OffensiveSerbian campaignTunisia campaignOperation Spring AwakeningBattle of Khe SanhBattle of Kasserine PasseFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesSiege of Odesa 1941Battle of Lake KhasanRotterdam BlitzBattle of the BzuraMesopotamian campaignBelgrade offensiveBattle of InchonNorwegian CampaignRed Army invasion of GeorgiaSecond Battle of the MarneSouth Lebanon conflictBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of RostovSolomon Islands CampaignSiege of WarsawBattle of SuomussalmiBombing of TokyoSiege of TobrukSiege of MaltaOperation Ichi-GoBattle of SaipanAllied invasion of ItalySyria–Lebanon campaign1986 United States bombing of LibyaBattle of MadagascarMeuse-Argonne OffensiveBurma CampaignGerman invasion of DenmarkBattle of SmolenskOperation MarsBombing of Hamburg in World War IIBattle of KohimaAttack on Mers-El-KebirBattle of ProkhorovkaItalian invasion of EgyptOperation AnthropoidBattle of SardarabadSiege of DubrovnikGreen MarchBattle of Castle ItterKing David Hotel bombingBattle of the Java SeaBattle of Vimy RidgeBattle of Cape MatapanFalaise PocketEast Prussian OffensiveBattle of Vittorio VenetoGorlice–Tarnów OffensiveBattle of the FrontiersKerensky OffensiveMariana and Palau Islands campaignBattle of GuamBattle of ManilaDemyansk PocketBritish expedition to TibetDefense of Brest FortressCrimean OffensiveBattle of the Denmark StraitBattle of the ScheldtBattle of Hong KongSiege of PrzemyślOperation CobraSiege of TsingtaoBattle of Bir HakeimBattle of StallupönenBattle of the Bismarck SeaOperation SparkBattles of RzhevOperation NordwindNorwegian heavy water sabotageBattle of UmanIranian Embassy SiegePersian CampaignBattle of MukdenBattle of ArnhemOperation Eagle ClawAnnexation of GoaBattle of the CaucasusWestern Allied invasion of GermanyOperation KutuzovBattle of CerBattle of GuamBattle of Savo IslandBattle of KievOperation TannenbergBattles of NarvikBattle of Ia DrangBattle of AmiensSiege of VanBattle of Wake IslandBattle of MessinesBattle of Port ArthurBorneo campaignGilbert and Marshall Islands CampaignBattle of ArrasRace to the SeaSiege of AntwerpBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of Alam el HalfaSt Nazaire RaidBattle of DebrecenWestern Desert campaignBattle of the Piave RiverBattles of the IsonzoBattle of KolubaraNaval Battle of GuadalcanalOperation Winter StormGran Sasso raidBattle of the Yellow SeaBattle of ImphalBattle of BrodyOperation AchseSiege of KutOperation BodenplatteOperation ChastiseChannel DashTajbeg Palace assaultJapanese invasion of French IndochinaBattle of GumbinnenBattle of TinianSiege of Port ArthurNew Guinea campaignLvov–Sandomierz OffensiveOperation MosesBattle of KönigsbergBattle for CaenItalian invasion of FranceBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Villers-BocageOperation SonnenblumeBattle of Dogger BankIndian Ocean raidBattle of the Seelow HeightsBattle of MaysalunOperation VarsityBattle of ChamdoNivelle OffensiveBattle of BakuOperation BattleaxeSiege of MadridBaltic OffensiveScuttling of the French fleet in ToulonBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBombing of DarwinRuhr PocketBattle of TangaBattle of LeyteBattle of CharleroiBattle of NeretvaBattle of the EbroBattle of JerusalemBattle of MonsBattle of AngaurBattle of KaramehBattle of WuhanBattle of SedanOperation Silver FoxRed Army invasion of AzerbaijanOperation VistulaSecond Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of DakarBattle of HueOperation PlunderEast Pomeranian OffensiveDutch East Indies campaignSinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseBattle of NankingBattle of ChangshaBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of the North CapeBattle of AnnualGerman invasion of LuxembourgBattle of Cape EsperanceBattle of TassafarongaBattle of RossienyAltmark IncidentBattle of Hamburger HillIndonesian invasion of East TimorBattle of AsiagoOperation Wooden LegBombing of Belgrade in 1941Battle of Dobro PoleFirst Battle of the IsonzoBattle of DublinBattle of ArrasCourland PocketCrimean CampaignSpring 1945 offensive in ItalyBattle of GabonBattle for NarvaOperation AlbionBattle of the TenaruOperation RheinübungOperation PedestalBattle of MegiddoOperation FaustschlagAllied occupation of IcelandExercise TigerErzurum OffensiveLake Naroch OffensiveBattle of the Dukla PassBattle of Rennell IslandAction off CalabriaGreat RetreatVyborg–Petrozavodsk OffensivePetsamo–Kirkenes OffensiveBattle of AbaranSiege of Sidney StreetSlovak invasion of PolandBattle of TeruelBattle of the YserCoventry BlitzOperation MünchenKokoda Track campaignU-boat campaignBattle of LiaoyangJapanese coup d'état in French IndochinaBattle of Ap BacOperation TempestOperation Linebacker IIBattle of Cherbourgdeportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915Battle of TolvajärviBattle of KrutyBattle of Heligoland BightOperation VengeanceBattle for Velikiye LukiBattle of the MediterraneanBattle of LuzonSouth-West Africa campaignHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of Ramree IslandBudapest offensiveOperation BrevityBattle of LoosBattle of Belleau WoodOperation MichaelBattle of Sunda StraitBattle of GuadalajaraBattle of EniwetokBattle of HannutBattle of TampereBattle of the ArdennesFirst Battle of the AisneBattle of KumanovoRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916First Battle of GazaBattle of BorneoBombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)Defense of the Polish Post Office in DanzigBombing of SingaporeBattle of TaierzhuangOperation FocusBattle of WiznaBattle of VoronezhBattle of ŁódźBattle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of the Barents SeaScuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa FlowEast African CampaignDodecanese CampaignSiege of BastogneSiegfried Line CampaignOperation Frequent WindSiege of the AlcázarRaid on DrvarFirst Battle of ChampagneGreat RetreatBattle of the SutjeskaBattle of TimorDekemvrianaBattle of Cape SpartiventoSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of ChangshaBarcelona May DaysOperation HailstoneBattle of Yalu RiverOperation KeSecond Battle of the IsonzoThird Battle of the AisneKyiv offensiveBattle of Changjin ReservoirBattle of HalbeBattle of Lorrainesinking of the RMS Lusitaniaair raids on JapanBombing of Warsaw in World War IIVolcano and Ryukyu Islands campaignBattle of BataanBougainville CampaignBattle of Beiping–TianjinBattle of KhafjiGerman invasion of Belgium (1914)Battle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of Saint-MihielBattle of Milne BayBattle of Chemulpo BayNew Britain campaignBattle of Christmas IslandBattle for Hill 3234Battle of HaelenBattle of St. QuentinBattle of RabaulInvasion of NormandyCatalonia OffensiveBattle of Edson's RidgeOperation TongaBattle of KwajaleinOperation Praying Mantispursuit of Goeben and BreslauOperation Lam Son 719Siege of JadotvilleBattle of BolimówRaid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyBattle of BeershebaBattle of RomaniBattle of the Vistula RiverMonastir OffensiveRussian invasion of East PrussiaOperation BitingBattle of MemelVardar OffensiveBattle of Pusan PerimeterOperation Tidal WaveBattle of MulhouseSecond Battle of ChampagneBattle of the Komandorski IslandsBattle of Kraśniknaval warfare of World War IBattle of Kula GulfLaconia incidentColmar PocketBattle of XuzhouBattle of CorregidorSiege of LilleYelnya OffensiveAir Raid on BariOperation Green SeaBattle of KollaaBattle of the LysBattle of BelchiteBaltic OperationBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoOperation CarthageBattle of CēsisBattle for The HagueBattle of Le CateauSiege of MedinaSiege of ScutariOperation GoodwoodBattle of Raate RoadSiege of BeirutBattle of SurabayaFall of BaghdadOperation BadrBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of AdrianopleBattle of JaramaGerman Caucasus ExpeditionSecond Battle of Heligoland BightOperation SolsticeLast battle of the battleship BismarckKamenets-Podolsky PocketOperation Lüttichdefense of the Great WallBattle of ChangdeBattle of RigaOperation ClaymoreBattle of SandepuCuban intervention in AngolaOperation CorkscrewBattle of TsaritsynBattle of Cape SpadaBattle of KerenOperation CartwheelUSS Panay incidentBattle of BruneteBattle of AqabaSiege of CalaisBattle for Henderson FieldBattle of San MarinoBattle of Neuve ChapelleOperation EpsomEaster OffensiveToropets–Kholm OffensiveRaid on AlexandriaItalian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War IIBattle of PenangOperation DannyBattle of MonastirKamerun campaignTogoland campaignSecond Happy TimeBattle of CarentanBattle of SakaryaThird Battle of the IsonzoBattle of KarakilisaSiege of BreslauUpper Silesian OffensiveBattle of DrinaNaval Battle of Vella LavellaBattle of Vella GulfInvasion of Lingayen GulfRaid at CabanatuanBattle of ChangshaBattle of GemblouxOperation TotalizeBattle of SallaSixth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of DoiranBattle of ShahoThird Battle of ArtoisBattle of TurtucaiaBattle of ArrasBattle of KhorramshahrOperation FlaviusRed Army invasion of ArmeniaBattle of Cape PalosBattle of Borovo SeloOperation ArcheryBattle of GondarBattle of Musa DaghBattle of DoiranOperation BabyliftBattle of Tannenberg LineBattle of MeccaBattle of Badung StraitOperation U-GoBattle of NanshanOperation RingBattle of DumlupınarBattle of MojkovacOperation BaytownSecond Battle of CambraiBattle of Long TanGulf of Sidra incidentBattle of BucharestInvasion of TulagiOperation SourceBattle of MărășeștiBattle of Buna–GonaPakrac clashOperation SearchlightDonbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943)Battle of MedenineBombing of WieluńBattle of Cuito CuanavaleBattle of LyubanSinyavino Offensive1975 spring offensiveBattle of TaejonBattle off HoraniuMarshalls–Gilberts raidsMoravia–Ostrava offensiveGreek landing at SmyrnaBattle of BalikpapanBattle of Kock1973 Israeli raid on LebanonOperation TractableOperation Tanne OstOtranto BarrageBattle of Åland IslandsZeebrugge RaidBattle of Ko ChangBattle of HelBattle for BrestBattle of Cape BonOperation BluecoatBattle of LatakiaFifth Battle of the IsonzoOperation KraaiSiege of AbadanBattle of ErzincanOperation SlapstickOperation HarpoonSecond Battle of the SommeBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of BoulogneBattle of JassinBattle of BasraBattle of Lule BurgasOperation Earnest WillFirst Battle of SeoulBattle of Sidi Bou ZidBombing of RabaulSoviet invasion of South SakhalinSecond Battle of ArtoisBattle of LimanowaRaid on the Suez CanalBattle of BardiaBattle of NurembergBattle of KomarówBattle of KajmakchalanBattle of BitlisOperation SpringSoviet westward offensive of 1918–1919Siege of DunkirkBattle of OsanBattle of Holy Apostles Monasterybombing of Kobe in World War IIKerch–Eltigen OperationBattle of LemnosLower Silesian OffensiveTankers WarBattle off UlsanFourth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of ThermopylaeBattle of TaiyuanBattle of MindanaoBattle of MindoroBattle of AnconaBattle of Ormoc BayBratislava-Brno OffensiveOperation AgreementOperation LadbrokeTurkish capture of SmyrnaFirst Battle of SirteBattle of ShumshuBattle of DezfulBattle of the LysBattle of OrtonaBattle of KolombangaraBattle of AlgiersAttack on H3Operation PostmasterBattle of WaterbergBombing of Gorky in World War IIBattle of the Heligoland BightOperation KBattle of North BorneoNew Georgia CampaignSiege of BasraOrzeł incidentBattle of MálagaBattle of AraweBattle of Cape PasseroBattle of ManzikertOperation Junction CityHaiphong incidentBattle of LeninoBattle of IlomantsiBattle of El AgheilaSecond Battle of the Java SeaMorava OffensiveFirst Battle of ÇatalcaBattle of TarakanBattle of the Niemen RiverGulf of Sidra incidentBattle of the BarracksAction of 22 September 1914Battle of Kirk KilisseBattle of MontcornetBattle of MorotaiOperation HiramBattle of CocosKholm PocketBattle of KyivOperation BeowulfNaval Battle of CasablancaBattle of Cape GloucesterOperation TungstenBattle of PrilepBattle of OdžakBattle of RotterdamSecond Battle of GazaBattle of BeirutJapanese invasion of SakhalinTallinn OffensiveBattle of BryanskBlue House raidMassacre of the Acqui DivisionBattle of the Malacca StraitOstrogozhsk–Rossosh OffensiveBattle of ElliAragon OffensiveBattle of ModlinBombing of Königsberg in World War IIOperation Ivory CoastBattle of the Gulf of RigaBombing of ChongqingOperation VeritableJapan CampaignBattle of NanchangBattle of PingxingguanCapture of DamascusBattle of Mount OrtigaraBattle of the Paracel IslandsBattle of Makassar StraitLiberation of KhorramshahrFall of Phnom PenhBattle of Dak ToKassa attackTenth Battle of the IsonzoEighth Battle of the IsonzoEleventh Battle of the IsonzoOperation GauntletBattle of 73 EastingOperation AvalancheBattle of CtesiphonOperation GrenadeBattle of MetzDefense of Sihang WarehouseBaltic Sea campaignsTrebizond CampaignBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of El GuettarBattle of AmbonBattle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea HorseBattle of ImbrosSecond Battle of SirteMinsk OffensiveZhitomir–Berdichev OffensiveBattle of BakhmachBattle of Blackett Strait1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombingraid on Yarmouth1968 Israeli raid on LebanonVilnius OffensiveRiga Offensivenaval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignBattle of BizaniFinal operations in SloveniaBattle of SarantaporoOperation YoavBattle of the BogsideBattle for AustraliaOperation MusketeerBattle of JavaOperation HalberdBattle of BautzenOperation SafariOperation BadrOperation Undeniable VictoryOperation FustianBombing of BarcelonaInvasion of ÅlandBaranovichi OffensiveBattle of OsijekSoviet invasion of XinjiangBombing of Cologne in World War IIBattle of ChangshaItalian air raid on Bahrain and Saudi ArabiaBombardment of AnconaOperation TrioBattle of Drøbak Sound1945 Bombing of PragueOperation CharnwoodSventiany OffensiveIce Cruise of the Baltic FleetBattle of SandfonteinBattle of Brześć LitewskiBombing of KureBattle of the AfsluitdijkBattle of MaastrichtBattle of XinkouOperation I-GoBattle of YenidjeBattle of St. Quentin CanalSiege of MaubeugeFirst Battle of al-FawOperation QueenBattle of MajorcaSeventh Battle of the IsonzoBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaOperation CitadelFao LandingOperation CockpitOperation Tariq al-QodsMontenegrin CampaignBattle of WadiOperation TeardropActions along the MatanikauBattle of PajuBattle of BadajozBattle of LabuanOperation MorvaridRaid on Souda BayCampaign of GipuzkoaBattle of MéridaAmiriyah shelter bombingBattle of the Chinese FarmOperation AtlanticBattle of Moon SoundRaid on Kirkenes and PetsamoBattle of SantanderPanjshir offensivesKoli Point actionMatanikau OffensiveBlack Sea RaidBattle of the Espero ConvoyVoronezh–Kastornoye OffensiveOperation GibraltarBattle of Te-li-SsuFlămânda OffensiveOperation PerchSecond Battle of İnönüBattle of RemagenBattle of BaltimOperation FlipperBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of BregalnicaBattle of MagdhabaBattle of Rufiji DeltaBattle for JerusalemBattle of PetsamoKozara OffensiveManchester BlitzBattle of KomarówNoemvrianaBombing of Sofia in World War IIBattle of the Duisburg ConvoyBattle of LwówRaid on PulaBattle of MessinesBattle of KrivolakBukhara operationGumbinnen OperationBattle off SamarBattle of MławaUrfa ResistanceOperation BlackhawkCharge at KrojantyOperation WikingerBattle of Xuan LocBattle of KorsakovBattle of Malka NidzheBattle of MeccaCapture of DamascusJabłonków IncidentBattle of PochonboBattle of NgomanoBaedeker BlitzOperation BannerBattle of West HunanBattle of ZborovBattle of GuningtouBattle of Guilin–Liuzhou1939–1940 Winter OffensiveAir battle of BerlinBattle of South GuangxiOperation KoltsoBattle of ShanggaoBattle of Sagami BayBattle of West HubeiBattle of WauBattle of AlbertOranienbaum BridgeheadOperation Cedar FallsBattle of Kara KillisseThird Battle of GazaNinth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of Hanoi1991 Iraqi missile attacks against IsraelOfira Air BattleSiege of NamurOperation CowboyBattle of Lake BaikalBattle of La BasséeOperation Kaman 99Revolt of Czechoslovak LegionBattle of HelsinkiBattle of QurnaDefense of the Coast of Poland in the September CampaignOperation KugelblitzHungarian invasion of Carpatho-UkraineOperation DemetriusBattle of San MatteoBattle of ArdahanOperation MatterhornTikhvin offensiveBattle of Hollandia1991 Siege of KijevoJohnson South Reef skirmishBattle of RadzyminBergmann OffensiveOperation Flaming DartLiberation of BelgiumBattle of DoiranMoonsund Landing OperationBattle of Talavera de la ReinaOperation MersadBattles of LatrunFirst Battle of ArtoisKaunas OffensiveOperation Pierce ArrowBattle of AbbevilleOperation Provide ComfortBattle of Mersa MatruhOperation ExcessBattle of TashihchiaoIce MarchBattle of DobrichBattle of FrankfurtOperation JunoBattle of the Cerna BendBattle of ManadoBattle of Krasny BorCarlson's patrolOperation TridentLanding at Anzac CoveBattle of BilbaoBlack FridayOperation SkorpionBattle of SliviceOperation HorevChemical bombing of SardashtBattle of ArmentièresBattle of Kresna GorgeBattle of Skra-di-LegenBattle of Bielsa pocketBattle of Verrières RidgeBombing of DurangoSalamaua–Lae campaignOperation Mole Cricket 19Huon Peninsula campaignBattle of SaumurOperation Beit ol-MoqaddasAsturias OffensiveOperation WindsorBattle of the Treasury IslandsOperation MeghdootBattle of NorfolkBattles of RamadiOperation Scorch SwordBattle of HankoBarvenkovo–Lozovaya offensiveGerman Offensive Against Serbian UprisingBattle of MărăştiKosovo OperationOperation PokpoongBattle of BalikpapanJapanese intervention in SiberiaBattle of Tuchola ForestBattle of RomaniaBattle of Britain DayBattle of HaifaBattle of KardzhaliBattle of MokraBattle of SoissonsBattle of Tel HaiBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverOperation Arctic FoxFifth Battle of YpresOperation Southeast CroatiaSecond Battle of SeoulBattle of Gnila LipaOperation CottbusBattle of RawaSuiyuan CampaignOperation StarvationOperation RetributionOperation TideraceBattle in BerlinBattle of Zaoyang–YichangVia Rasella attackOperation CycleBelfast BlitzOperation Ramadan ul-MubarakOperation UvdaBattle of KaliakraNorth CampaignChittagong armoury raidBattle of Delville WoodOperation Prime ChanceBombing of Yawata on June 1944Battle of Château-ThierryOperation NordlichtDefense of Lwów 1918–1919Battle of LerinStruma operationDonbass Strategic OffensiveOperation FranticBattle of OverloonOperation Hydra (1943)Operation StösserKyiv Arsenal January UprisingBombing of Zadar in World War IIBattle of Medina RidgeKerch-Feodosia Landing OperationBattle of Skerki BankBattle of KosBattle of Hill 60Battle of Monte CastelloOperation Dawn 5Battle of Grand CouronnéOperation Ochsenkopfbombing of Bucharest in World War IIAdlertagOperation ReservistBattle of TarakanBattle of the Strait of OtrantoOperation AnkletOperation Platinum FoxBattle of Cape CherchellBattle of Ammunition HillKazan OperationBattle of TalaseaBattle of HsimuchengOvče Pole OffensiveBattle of Motien PassBattle off TexelBattle of the Tarigo ConvoyBattle of El MazucuBattle of HonkaniemiBattle of KufraBattle of TobrukBombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftSecond Ostend RaidBobruysk OffensiveBattle of Kilkis–LahanasOperation MagistralOperation Samen-ol-A'emehSamu IncidentOperation FranktonBattle of Abu-AgeilaBattle of Amba AradamBattle of IrúnBattle of Kunfuda BayBattle of LoperaBattle of MuarBattle of StonneBattle of Yijiangshan IslandsBattle of HamelBattle of Nam RiverBattle of Korea StraitValley of TearsOperation PleshetBiscay CampaignBattle of RiyadhOperation AstoniaŠiauliai OffensiveSiege of KhostIndian Ocean raidBattle of UshantOperation BambergBattle of Flers–CourceletteBattle of RafaBattle of KolbergBombardment of MadrasBattle of SorovichBombing of Rome in World War IITartu OffensiveOperation DeadstickTondern raidBattle of Zanzibarbombing of Helsinki in World War IIOperation TrikoraLiaoshen Campaign1919 Soviet invasion of UkraineBattle of NevelBattle of RzhevBattle of the BorderBattle of PalmyraBattle of OltuBattle of MarashBattle for Lake TanganyikaBattle of Dasman PalaceBattle of HaifaBattle of KilimanjaroBattle of LongewalaBattle of MahiwaBattle of Merville Gun BatteryBattle of RhodesBattle of the Admin BoxBattle of Heartbreak RidgeThird Battle of SeoulBombing of Bangkok in World War IIOperation InmateOperation BoomerangBattle of FromellesSchweinfurt–Regensburg missionOperation AbstentionOperation KikusuiAction in the Gulf of SidraOperation ZitronellaInvasion of SumatraLiverpool BlitzCarpathian FrontBattle of CorregidorBattle of South HenanOperation CatechismOperation JungleOperation ParavaneBattle of the VisayasBattle of PindusRun for TunisInvasion of Salamaua–LaeSiege of GijónOperation DoppelkopfBattle of Bulairnaval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War IBattle of TaipaleBattle of CourtraiOperation RübezahlHitachi Maru IncidentBattle of Hill 881First Battle of KrithiaSummer WarRace for TriesteOperation LumberjackBombing of SingaporeSecond Battle of Amba AlagiOperation StarliteChinese Invasion of Tibet (1910)Skirmish at JonchereyBattle of Beda FommAitape–Wewak campaignJiangqiao campaignBattle of HannaLanding at Cape HellesBattle of Elaia–KalamasBattle of AntivariBattle of SzackBattle of Tomaszów LubelskiAttack on BroomeOperation NordlichtBattle of AlbertBattle of KostiuchnówkaOperation BlockbusterBattle of TaboraOperation SubstanceBattle of CantignyBattle of Saint-LôBattle of Mishmar HaEmekBattle of LerosBattle of FlireyBombing of Minsk in World War IIBattle of PalembangBattle of SokolovoBattle of GrodnoBattle of Bazentin RidgeFirst Battle of İnönüBattle of VuosalmiBattle of Bereza KartuskaBattle of KolweziBattle of TienhaaraSouth China Sea raidBattle of Monte PeladoBattle of el-HriBattle of DojranBattle of QuifangondoBattle of Na SanBattle of SaigonBattle of Suixian–ZaoyangLand Battle of Vella LavellaBattle of La MalmaisonBattle of the SegreAmerican airborne landings in NormandyRaid on ConstanțaOperation JupiterOperation ChestnutBattle of GoychayOperation Karbala-4Huesca OffensiveOpération LamantinOperation MusketoonCuxhaven RaidBattle of SaigonSiege of PerekopBattle of SummaOperation FlaxOperation PythonOperation FischreiherHuaihai CampaignBattle of Barking CreekBattle of KatiaOperation ColossusOperation DonnerkeilBattle of PozoblancoSiege of the Montaña BarracksSecond Battle of KutBattle of PerehonivkaBattle of WilnoBattle of the BosporusWestern New Guinea campaignIraqi attack on USS StarkBattle of Maaten al-SarraNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveFirst Battle of Târgu FrumosAdriatic Campaign of World War IINiš incidentBattle of Bita PakaWestern Carpathian OffensiveArakan Campaign 1942–1943Battle of KarsBattle of Bud BagsakBattle of GuadarramaBattle of IsmailiaBattle of JaffaBattle of JeddahBattle of KashgarBattle of Mont SorrelBattle of Pork Chop HillBattle of RumailaBattle of ShaibaBattle of TroinaBattle of the ArgeşBattle of the HotelsCanton OperationHeiligenbeil PocketOperation SteinbockGerman attacks on NauruBattle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranBattle of Dong XoaiOperation ChaharBattle of DinantBattle of the Canal du NordLanding at NadzabLiberation of ArnhemOperation Abirey-HalevBattle of Kunlun PassBattle of BataanNorth Vietnamese invasion of LaosBattle of South ShanxiOperation GallopOperation RavivOperation WellhitBattle of BiakDefense of HarbinVitebsk–Orsha OffensiveTatsinskaya RaidBombing of ObersalzbergOperation Ostra BramaRaid on Los BañosRaid on AlgiersBurma Campaign 1944Siege of StepanakertBattle of Sidi BarraniBattle of KuhmoSiege of OviedoBattle of ChojniceBattle of DoberdòBattle of Dover StraitBattle of NancySiege of VidinSiege of ChangchunOperation Desert ShieldBattle of SeseñaBattle of GelaOperation AlfaBattle of NikolayevkaBattle of DaugavpilsBattle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Bombardment of BelgradeOperation Dawn 3Battle of Binh GiaBattle of HavrincourtBattle of the Oder–NeisseOperation SarajevoOperation VulcanBattle of MaychewOperation HastingsOperation Dawn 2Battle of the Sittang BendBattle of KosturinoBattle of Tripoli1936 uprising in Spanish GuineaVoronezh–Kharkov OffensiveBattle of the CuneneFirst Battle of PicardyOperation GoodwoodAir raids on Australia, 1942–43Landing at Suvla BaySiege of GiarabubBattle of Czajánek's barracksSiege of Bjelovar BarracksOperation HarlingSiege of MyitkyinaBattle for the DonbassBattle of the St. LawrenceBattle of the HillsFirst Ostend RaidBattle of Grand HarbourBattle of ÉpehyKrasnoye Selo–Ropsha OffensiveBattle of KowelBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of Arafura SeaBelostock OffensiveBattle of the Sea of AzovBattle of GemmanoOperation InfatuateBattle of BatinaBattle of RiminiBattle of the NekMogilev OffensivePolotsk OffensiveInvasion of Val d'AranOperation AmbassadorBattle of NitzanimBattle of BukobaBattle of MarseilleBattle of CaspeBattle of RadzyminBattles of the Kinarot ValleyBattle of Monte GrappaOperation Model 5Battle of JeninOperation Bulmus 6Bombing of the BezuidenhoutOperation JerichoBattle of NaulilaBombing of GranollersVillarreal OffensiveSecond Battle of Dover StraitOperation MartletBig WeekBattle of the RuhrOperation ProductOperation LéaOperation Winter MagicBattle of Kham DucBattle of KalimanciBattle of BolognaBattle of TylliriaBattle of UtriaBattle of ŞarköyBattle of AgordatBattle of Lone PineBattle of NibeiwaSecond Battle of CobadinBattle of TaifSamarrah OffensiveBattle of GandesaOperation Nimble ArcherEgyptian raid on Larnaca International AirportSecond Guangxi campaignDonbass-Don OperationBattle of KontumSiege of MahilowSpring offensive of the White ArmyPingjin CampaignFirst Battle of Naktong BulgeAdvance on Moscow (1919)Battles of PrzasnyszBattle of the Green IslandsBattle of ViipuriBattle of Asal UttarBattle of Kütahya–EskişehirBattle of San Pietro InfineBattle of DamascusAction of 19 August 1916Action off LerwickBombing of Lübeck in World War IIAttack on YokosukaBattle of SarikamishSiege of AintabBattle of UnsanBattle of AleppoBattle of AlfambraBattle of AndongBattle of BrévilleBattle of ChamboisBattle of Es SinnBattle of Goodenough IslandBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of JajiBattle of KamparBattle of KashgarBattle of Mang Yang PassBattle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanBattle of OnjongBattle of PorkuniBattle of PrevezaBattle of Slim RiverBattle of Vinh Yenbombing of North KoreaBombing of AlicanteBattle of Triangle HillBattle of PyongtaekCapture of KorytsaOperation PegasusFormosa Air BattleBattle of Nam DongBattle of the GrebbebergOperation Dawn 8Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinBattle of KranjiKingisepp–Gdov OffensiveSecond Battle of ÇatalcaLiberation of Kuwait CampaignOperation Swath-10Moro River CampaignRaid on TaipeiOperation Black ArrowOperation DoomsdayOperation HornungBattle of KapyongBattle of St. VithAttack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La CaineLwów UprisingRaid on ChoiseulCórdoba offensiveSamland OffensiveShabin-Karahisar UprisingSiege of NovogeorgievskBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of DurazzoBombing of Kassel in World War IIBozner BlutsonntagBattle of DujailaAllied bombing of Belgrade (1944)Battle of Yunnan-Burma RoadDefense of AzakhBattle of MidtskogenClash at HabersbirkBattle of BoquerónNarew OffensiveOuadi Doum air raidBattle of MerhamliNiš operationSiege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la CabezaJinzhou OperationAction of 11–12 December 1917Battle of the Ligurian SeaBattle of CenturipeBattle of KalachBattle of Ain ZaraSecond Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of DompaireBattle of MisrataLeningrad Strategic DefensiveOperation HurryOperation MammothBattle of Sittang BridgeBattle of Sari BairBattle of the MarshesBattle of DombåsDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryBattle of FestubertBattle of Dogger BankOperation CrimpBattle of KoprukoyBattle of TehumardiBattle of KeljaBattle of GroningenBattle of Sheikh Sa'adAttack on Camp HollowayBattle of LumëSecond Battle of KrithiaBattle of the Dalmatian channelsAlberichBattle of FadaShar al-ShattOperation MantaGas attack at HulluchBombing of OsakaAir Battle of El MansouraBattle of ArracourtBattle of Bab El OuedBattle of Blood River PoortBattle of KyongjuBattle of PozièresBattle of RooiwalBattle of RostovBattle of Salaita HillBattle of SigüenzaBattle of VinjesvingenBattle of YenangyaungFirst Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of Cape EspartelThird Battle of Mount HermonOperation Yevusibombardment of Sakiet Sidi YoussefBombing of Tan Son Nhut Air BaseBombing of the VaticanDongshan Island CampaignItalian occupation of CorsicaBattle of OrelBattle of Saint-MaloBattle of RovaniemiOperation OzrenBattle of PetrogradBattle of BeershebaBattle of KupresElsenborn RidgeItalian Spring OffensiveBattle of Wadi Al-BatinBattle off Noordhinder BankBattle of the Cigno ConvoyBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of AlbertBattle of CisternaBattle of KaniówBattle of Rawdat MuhannaBattle of SabillaBattle of SharqatBombing of Naples in World War IIBattle of Pente PigadiaBattle of TornioBombing of JaénBattle of Bilin RiverBattle of GarfagnanaSiege of the Loyola barracksBattle of AlmendralejoFirst Battle of CobadinRaid of the Ghetto of RomeBattle of CollecchioCapture of Kiev by the White ArmyDünamünde ActionCrimea OperationOdesa offensiveOperation BoloBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaBattle of BengtskärOperation MB8Rovno–Lutsk OffensiveBattle for AlytusBattle of UrumqiBattle of P'ohang-dongBattle of Urga1908 Tehran bombardment1984 PKK attacksBombing of Pforzheim in World War IIAceituna CampaignAction of 16 March 1917Action of 29 February 1916Action of 4 May 1917Siege of TomaBattle of AlexandropolBattle of UrfaBattle of Chumonchin ChanBattle of AlbarracínBattle of BiałystokBattle of Borowa GóraBattle of BubiyanBattle of Cape MachichacoBattle of GujranwalaBattle of ChuncheonBattle of Driniumor RiverBattle of GemasBattle of Go CongBattle of GospićBattle of Hill 609Battle of JahraBattle of JitraBattle of LéridaBattle of NirimBattle of Río de OroBattle of SioBattle of StudziankiBattle of WakdeBattle of Yangi HissarBattle of the BridgesBattle of the Cerna BendBattle of the SinaiBattle of ŠibenikRaid on Sidi Haneish AirfieldJoint Operation ArvandTabora OffensiveBattle of KumsongBombardment of SamsunBombing of CabraBombing of South-East AsiaBombing of WewakBougainville counterattackDefense of HengyangFirst day on the SommeBattle of HartmannswillerkopfOperation Nasr 4Putten raidHuế chemical attacksBattle of KumkaleBattle of Sultan YacoubOperation ConcertOperation MasherBattle of Philippevilleatomic bombing of HiroshimaBattle of ZadarOperation DiademOperation DingoOperation Forty StarsOperation HushOperation RhodesOperation TracerOperation UndergoOrsha offensivesBattle of Le Mesnil-PatryBattle of BelgorodPoint 175Operation Arc LightBritish capture of TobrukBalcombe Street SiegeBaralong incidentsBattle of Muranów SquareBattle of the Litani RiverExtremadura campaignOperation PrijedorBattle of Nanri IslandSiege of IghribenMostar OperationKanchazu Island incidentBombing of Okazaki in World War IIBombing of Nagaoka in World War IISerbian campaignCounteroffensive of Southern FrontStracin-Kumanovo OperationBakar mockeryBattle of GesherBattle of Lijevče FieldBattle of KusonjeBattle of Prachuap Khiri KhanBattle of MeligalasInvasion of PalawanChalle PlanBattle of KuryłówkaAction of 1 November 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadBombing of PotsdamNarva OffensiveBattle of LoznicaOperation CrimsonOperation StingerBattle of Longstop HillBattle of the Imjin RiverOperation BeleaguerBattle of MedanOperation NikiConquest of al-HasaBattle of Bir el AbdRaid on Bir el HassanaBattle of PrzemyślThird Battle of KrithiaOperation DezfulOperation BürklSecond Romanian Campaign of World War IBattle of PorlampiBattle of Kuwait International AirportBurning of LouvainBattle of Maravar PassBattle of Moreuil WoodPrunaru ChargeSiege of Varaždin BarracksBattle of Thiepval RidgeLanding at AitapeOperation TerminalBattle of Bloody RidgeBattle of AfabetBattle of GivenchyOperation SeydlitzGerman campaign in AngolaUfa OperationFirst Battle of Quảng TrịBattle of Hill 70Battle of GinchyOperation HermannAction at NéryBattle of Lasy KrólewskieOperation Death to the InvaderBattle of OuerghaBattle of BakenlaagteOperation Rimon 20Battle of KoziatynFirst Battle of Maryang-sanBattle of TweeboschBattle of the OgadenBattle of Ciudad UniversitariaBattle of Walcheren CausewayBattle of the Trouée de CharmesBattle of ShireOperation JuristBattle of Yad MordechaiFirst Battle of Mount HermonOperation AnimalsInvasion of Elbaoccupation of KharkivBattle of VeviBattle of Tomaszów MazowieckiOperation CastorOperation SunriseOperation TombolaMission AlbanyBattle of An LaoAllied Siege of La RochelleFirst Battle of AmgalaKuban OffensiveBattle of AnnabergBattle of WołodarkaNamsos CampaignBattle of Phuoc LongBattle of Aubers RidgeBattle of Al BusayyahSecond Battle of Bir el GubiBattle of Monte la DifensaBattle of MorvalBattle of TrekkopjesBattle of Meiktila and MandalaySecond Battle of VerdunBattle of Scimitar HillBattle of SipingLandings at Cape TorokinaSecond Battle of OituzSecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxBereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensiveBattle of PljevljaAir Battle of KubanVyazma Airborne OperationBattle of SomeriYevpatoria assaultBattle of LiomaOperation Dwarkaatomic bombing of NagasakiBattle of RadomNorthern Caucasus OperationBattle of Mount HandrinBattle of UrumqiSeishin OperationKharkiv OperationKharkiv OperationAerial Bombing of GorlaAmoy OperationAxis and Soviet air operations during Operation BarbarossaBattle of Chipyong-niBalaguer OffensiveChinese Spring OffensiveBattle of ArghandabBattle of BeirutBattle of BurkiBattle of DražgošeBattle of FailakaBattle of Genale DoriaBattle of GurinBattle of Hill 170Battle of Jisr Benat YakubBattle of Kaesong–MunsanBattle of La RéunionBattle of Latema NekBattle of Le TransloyBattle of MasanBattle of MehranBattle of Nghia LoBattle of NoemfoorBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of SamakhBattle of ShangshakBattle of ShinanahBattle of Sidi Bou OthmanBattle of TrindadeBattle of TulkarmBattle of UnaizahBattle of Wide BayBattle of YangxiaBattle of YarkandBattle of the AncreBattle of the Day RiverBattle of the GedizBattle of the Tennis CourtBattle of Tra Binh DongBattle of MasollerBattle of ChonanBristol BlitzClydebank BlitzEaster Sunday RaidBattle of CassingaFall of KampalaFinisterre Range campaignFirst Battle of Amman1 March General OffensiveHainan Island OperationBombing of TétouanBattle of AbarránWar of the CitiesSecond Battle of AdrianopleBombardment of AlmeríaBattle of WytycznoSa'sa' MassacreBattle of White HorseMediterranean U-boat CampaignBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Merida pocketMarch 1944 Narva OffensiveOperation BoxerOperation CollarOperation DraculaOperation Freedom DealOperation HannoverOperation LeaderOperation MallardOperation ObviateOperation SavannahOperation TagarOperation TarnegolOperation WhirlwindOutpost SnipeSonderkommando BlaichRaid on NekhlSecond Battle of AmmanSecond Battle of Naktong BulgeSouth Armagh sniper campaignBattle of WawonZeitun ResistanceBattle of PoznańBombing of XàtivaGulf War air campaignAxis capture of TobrukBombing of Freiburg on 10 May 1940Battle of Leszczawa GórnaNovember 1932 Geneva shootingBattle of DriskosMassacre of Monte ArruitBattle of the Nijmegen SalientOperation ClarionOperation BBombing of Akita in World War IINieśwież UprisingRevolt of Saaremaamilitary operations during the Turkish invasion of CyprusBattle of Robat KarimBattle of Djbel Bouk'hilGerman-Soviet air war 22 June 1941Operation Dewey Canyonattack on KruševacBattle for Novi PazarBattle of Niš (1915)Battle of AmbarawaBattle of TurdaBattle of the SambreBattle of Xa Cam MyBattle of PăulişBombing of Leipzig in World War IIBattle of NazarethBattle of the AiletteSecond Battle of EdeaBattle of ZanzurOperation MihailovicAction at Mechili, 24 January 1941Battle of Rapido RiverAction of the Hohenzollern RedoubtFall of Belgrade (1915)Operation CaravanBattle of Port-en-BessinBattle of FardykambosRoslavl–Novozybkov OffensiveBattle of FSB Mary AnnOperation BirminghamBattle of al-MusayfirahBattles for VilniusOperation DexterityBattle of BaguioOperation OutflankBattle of the Bay of BiscayBattle of Sept-ÎlesBattle of IstAir battle over the Ore MountainsKermanshah OperationBattle of GuillemontSiege of KhivaFirst Battle of the Piave RiverOperation Speedy ExpressBattle of GlinaBattle of FlorinaPrzebraże DefenceBattle of JastkówBattle of NietjärviRaid on SantoriniBattle of MutanchiangBattle of PeguBattle of WürzburgOperation SaeghehBattle of Cao BằngRovno OffensiveBattle of CareiBattle of HamburgBattle of Vukov KlanacBattle of Hill 731Battle of KuwayfiaBardia raidBattle of NašiceOperation AbercrombieOperation AmherstOperation ShoterPolice Actions (Indonesia)Battle of RautuOperation ÉpervierBattle of LutskBattle of Bir AnzaraneBattle of BouzegzaBattle of Ban Me ThuotBattle of TaeguBattle of Dong-YinBattle of Lang VeiBattles of MalkiaBattle of MirbatBattle of St Matthew'sBattle of Mouquet FarmBattle of the Samichon RiverBattle of the HookSecond Battle of Mount Hermon1973 raid on Egyptian missile basesBattle of OtaviBattles of Fort BudapestBattle of SuezBattles of NegbaBattle of Abu TellulBattle of the BeaufortBattle of the Lys and the EscautSteppe MarchOperation CaesarBattle of RossignolBattle of NijmegenBattle of ŁomżaBombing of CasablancaUal-Ual IncidentOperation CamargueOperation LorraineOperation Quyet Thang 202Siege of UrgunBattle of LaagnaBattle of KrivasooÅndalsnes landingsCapture of Klisura PassBattle of Fire Support Base RipcordBattle of Koromokina LagoonFirst Battle of Bir el GubiBattle of DurazzoBattle of Krithia VineyardBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of SuursaariBattle of KobryńBattle of AgagiaBattle of Stalingradatomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiOperation BarbarossaAttack on Pearl HarborSuez Crisis1939 Invasion of PolandBattle of BritainGallipoli CampaignBattle of Stalingradatomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiOperation BarbarossaSuez Crisis1939 Invasion of PolandBattle of BritainGallipoli CampaignŌsakaManilaSeoulKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMadridBaghdadÜrümqi5000 km25.014N, 49.000E
4,429 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1900s: 97 engagements1910s: 940 engagements1920s: 198 engagements1930s: 358 engagements1940s: 1,839 engagements1,839 in 1940s1950s: 221 engagements1960s: 288 engagements1970s: 219 engagements1980s: 189 engagements1990s: 80 engagements1900s1990s
4,429 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

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Most widely documented engagements

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 August 1942Battle of StalingradVolgogradWorld War II
1945atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiHiroshimaPacific War
1941Operation BarbarossaUkrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II
7 December 1941Attack on Pearl HarborPearl Harbor, HawaiiPacific War
1957Suez CrisisSinai PeninsulaArab–Israeli conflict
19391939 Invasion of PolandPolandWorld War II
1940Battle of BritainUnited KingdomWorld War II
1915Gallipoli CampaignGallipoliWorld War I
1940Battle of FranceFranceWorld War II
1943Battle of KurskKurskWorld War II
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlinWorld War II
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandyWorld War II
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint PetersburgWorld War II
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdunWorld War I
1 July 1916Battle of the SommeRiver SommeWorld War I
4 June 1942Battle of MidwayMidway AtollPacific War
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow OblastWorld War II
8 February 1945Battle of Iwo JimaIwo JimaPacific War
1944Battle of the BulgeArdennesWorld War II
1944Operation OverlordNormandyWorld War II
8 September 1914First Battle of the MarneAulnoisWorld War I
13 March 1954Battle of Dien Bien PhuĐiện Biên PhủFirst Indochina War
194420 July plotWolf's LairWorld War II
1945Battle of OkinawaOkinawa IslandsPacific War
31 May 1916Battle of JutlandNorth SeaWorld War I
4 June 1940Dunkirk evacuationEnglish ChannelWorld War II
1939Soviet invasion of PolandPolandWorld War II
1944Operation BagrationByelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II
1943Allied invasion of SicilySicilyWorld War II
1939Battle of the AtlanticAtlantic OceanWorld War II
1905Battle of TsushimaTsushima StraitRusso-Japanese War
1942Operation TorchFrench protectorate in MoroccoWorld War II
20 January 1990Black JanuaryBakuRevolutions of 1989
1940Operation WeserübungWorld War II
23 August 1914Battle of TannenbergOlsztynWorld War I
26 May 1940Battle of DunkirkDunkirkWorld War II
1940North African campaignKingdom of EgyptWorld War II
1944Operation Market GardenNetherlandsWorld War II
7 July 1937Marco Polo Bridge incidentLugou BridgeSecond Sino-Japanese War
1974Turkish invasion of CyprusCyprusCyprus problem
1945Bombing of DresdenDresdenWorld War II
11 May 1939Battles of Khalkhin GolKhalkhyn RiverSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
4 May 1942Battle of the Coral SeaCoral SeaPacific War
17 January 1944Battle of Monte CassinoMonte CassinoWorld War II
19 August 1944Liberation of ParisParisWorld War II
23 October 1942Second Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
24 October 1917Battle of CaporettoKobaridWorld War I
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres SalientWorld War I
1920Battle of WarsawWarsawPolish–Soviet War
the 1990sSiege of SarajevoSarajevoWar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1942Guadalcanal campaignGuadalcanalPacific War
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte GulfPacific War
20 May 1941Battle of CreteCreteWorld War II
1 July 1942First Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
1943Italian CampaignItalyWorld War II
1937Bombing of GuernicaGuernicaSpanish Civil War
8 February 1942Battle of SingaporeSingapore in the Straits SettlementsPacific War
1940the BlitzUnited Kingdomhome front during World War II
1968Tet OffensiveSouth VietnamVietnam War
1990Iraqi invasion of KuwaitKuwaitGulf War
19 August 1942Dieppe RaidDieppeWorld War II
1941Anglo-Soviet invasion of IranPahlavi dynastyWorld War II
1940Operation CompassSidi BarraniWorld War II
1943Operation UranusVolgogradWorld War II
1941Battle of KievKyivWorld War II
1940German invasion of the NetherlandsNetherlandsWorld War II
1945Soviet invasion of ManchuriaInner ManchuriaSoviet–Japanese War
20 November 1917Battle of CambraiCambraiWorld War I
12 May 1942Second Battle of KharkovKharkivWorld War II
19 February 1943Third Battle of KharkovKharkivWorld War II
1945Soviet–Japanese WarManchukuoPacific War
1944Operation DragoonSouthern FranceWorld War II
1941Battle of GreeceKingdom of GreeceWorld War II
1914Caucasus campaignEastern Anatolia RegionWorld War I
30 October 1941Siege of SevastopolSevastopolhistory of Sevastopol
1916Brusilov OffensiveGaliciaWorld War I
2 October 1944Battle of AachenAachenWorld War II
19831983 Invasion of GrenadaGrenadahuman history
19 June 1944Battle of the Philippine SeaPhilippine SeaPacific War
25 August 1991Battle of VukovarVukovarCroatian War of Independence
4 August 1914Battle of LiègeLiègeWorld War I
1941Invasion of YugoslaviaKingdom of YugoslaviaWorld War II
1942Doolittle RaidGreater Tokyo AreaPacific War
13 December 1939Battle of the River PlateWorld War II
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II
1939Gleiwitz incidentGliwiceOperation Himmler
1989United States invasion of PanamaPanamawar on drugs
30 April 1975Fall of SaigonHo Chi Minh CityVietnam War
1988Anfal campaignIraqIraqi–Kurdish conflict
1939Italian invasion of AlbaniaAlbaniainterwar period
1918Spring OffensiveWest FlandersWorld War I
24 December 1944Siege of BudapestBudapestWorld War II
1945Prague offensivePragueWorld War II
8 December 1914Battle of the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsWorld War I
1940World War II in the BalkansAlbaniaWorld War II
7 April 1945Operation Ten-GoPacific OceanPacific War
1940German invasion of BelgiumBelgiumWorld War II
1981Operation OperaBaghdadArab–Israeli conflict
1928Northern ExpeditionPeople's Republic of ChinaWarlord Era
1918Hundred Days OffensivePéronneWorld War I
1945Vistula–Oder OffensivePolandWorld War II
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpresWorld War I
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945PhilippinesPacific War
2 August 1964Gulf of Tonkin incidentGulf of TonkinVietnam War
1931Japanese invasion of ManchuriaInner ManchuriaSecond Sino-Japanese War
22 December 1914Battle of SarikamishSarıkamışWorld War I
1943Battle of the DnieperDnieperWorld War II
26 May 1942Battle of GazalaGazalaWorld War II
1941Battle of Białystok–MinskBelarusWorld War II
1941Operation CrusaderEgyptWorld War II
1 September 1939Battle of WesterplatteWesterplatteWorld War II
23 August 1914Battle of GaliciaLvivWorld War I
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpresWorld War I
1942Case BlueRostov-on-DonWorld War II
20 November 1943Battle of TarawaBetioPacific War
13 August 1937Battle of ShanghaiShanghaiSecond Sino-Japanese War
11 November 1940Battle of TarantoTarantoWorld War II
27 November 1944Battle of PeleliuPeleliuPacific War
1941Philippines CampaignPhilippinesPacific War
22 January 1944Battle of AnzioAnzioWorld War II
20 October 1941First Battle of KharkovKharkivWorld War II
1939Saar OffensiveSaarlandWorld War II
1915Serbian campaignKingdom of SerbiaWorld War I
1942Tunisia campaignFrench protectorate of TunisiaWorld War II
1945Operation Spring AwakeningLake BalatonWorld War II
21 January 1968Battle of Khe SanhKhe SanhVietnam War
1943Battle of Kasserine PasseTunisiaWorld War II
7 September 1914First Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake DistrictWorld War I
8 August 1941Siege of Odesa 1941OdesaWorld War II
1938Battle of Lake KhasanZaozyornayaSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
1940Rotterdam BlitzRotterdamWorld War II
9 September 1939Battle of the BzuraKutnoWorld War II
1914Mesopotamian campaignMesopotamiaWorld War I
1944Belgrade offensiveBelgradeWorld War II
1 November 1914Battle of CoronelPacific OceanWorld War I
15 September 1950Battle of InchonIncheonKorean War
1940Norwegian CampaignNorwayWorld War II
1921Red Army invasion of GeorgiaSouth CaucasusRussian Civil War
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basinWorld War I
1978South Lebanon conflictSouthern LebanonIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
14 September 1944Battle of Hürtgen ForestHürtgen ForestWorld War II
1941Battle of RostovRostov-on-DonWorld War II
1942Solomon Islands CampaignSolomon IslandsPacific War
8 September 1939Siege of WarsawWarsawWorld War II
7 December 1939Battle of SuomussalmiSuomussalmiWinter War
1940Bombing of TokyoTokyoPacific War
10 April 1941Siege of TobrukTobrukWorld War II
11 June 1940Siege of MaltaCrown Colony of MaltaWorld War II
1944Operation Ichi-GoSouth ChinaSecond Sino-Japanese War
15 June 1944Battle of SaipanSaipanPacific War
17 September 1943Allied invasion of ItalySalernoWorld War II
1941Syria–Lebanon campaignLebanonWorld War II
19861986 United States bombing of LibyaLibyaCold War
5 May 1942Battle of MadagascarMadagascarWorld War II
1918Meuse-Argonne OffensiveGrand EstWorld War I
1942Burma CampaignBritish RajPacific War
1940German invasion of DenmarkDenmarkWorld War II
1942Aleutian Islands CampaignAleutian Islands, AlaskaPacific War
1943Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II
1942Operation MarsRzhevWorld War II
1943Bombing of Hamburg in World War IIHamburgWorld War II
1944Battle of KohimaKohimaPacific War
3 July 1940Attack on Mers-El-KebirMers El KebirWorld War II
12 July 1943Battle of ProkhorovkaProkhorovka, Belgorod OblastWorld War II
1940Italian invasion of EgyptEgyptWorld War II
1942Operation AnthropoidWorld War II
22 May 1918Battle of SardarabadSardarapatWorld War I
1 October 1991Siege of DubrovnikDubrovnikCroatian War of Independence
1975Green MarchSpanish SaharaSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
5 May 1945Battle of Castle ItterItter CastleWorld War II
1946King David Hotel bombingKing David HotelJewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
27 February 1942Battle of the Java SeaJava SeaPacific War
9 April 1917Battle of Vimy RidgeVimyWorld War I
27 March 1941Battle of Cape MatapanCape MatapanWorld War II
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandyWorld War II
1945East Prussian OffensiveEast PrussiaWorld War II
4 November 1918Battle of Vittorio VenetoVittorio VenetoWorld War I
22 June 1915Gorlice–Tarnów OffensiveTarnówWorld War I
6 September 1914Battle of the FrontiersLorraineWorld War I
1917Kerensky OffensiveGaliciaWorld War I
1944Mariana and Palau Islands campaignMicronesiaPacific War
10 August 1944Battle of GuamGuamPacific War
1945Battle of ManilaManilaPacific War
20 May 1942Demyansk PocketDemyanskWorld War II
1903British expedition to TibetTibet
June 1941Defense of Brest FortressBrest FortressWorld War II
1944Crimean OffensiveCrimeaWorld War II
24 May 1941Battle of the Denmark StraitDenmark StraitWorld War II
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldtWorld War II
8 December 1941Battle of Hong KongBritish Hong KongPacific War
16 September 1914Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyślWorld War I
1944Operation CobraCotentin PeninsulaWorld War II
27 August 1914Siege of TsingtaoQingdaoWorld War I
26 May 1942Battle of Bir HakeimBir HakeimWorld War II
17 August 1914Battle of StallupönenNesterovWorld War I
2 March 1943Battle of the Bismarck SeaVitiaz StraitPacific War
12 January 1943Operation SparkSaint PetersburgWorld War II
1942Battles of RzhevRzhevWorld War II
1944Operation NordwindAlsaceWorld War II
1940Norwegian heavy water sabotageVemorkWorld War II
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena BramaWorld War II
30 April 1980Iranian Embassy SiegeSouth KensingtonArab separatism in Khuzestan
1914Persian CampaignQajar IranWorld War I
6 February 1905Battle of MukdenShenyangRusso-Japanese War
17 September 1944Battle of ArnhemArnhemWorld War II
1980Operation Eagle ClawTehranconsolidation of the Iranian Revolution
1961Annexation of GoaPortuguese IndiaPortuguese Colonial War
1943Battle of the CaucasusCaucasusWorld War II
1945Western Allied invasion of GermanyGermanyWorld War II
1943Operation KutuzovOryolWorld War II
15 August 1914Battle of CerCerWorld War I
1941Battle of GuamGuamPacific War
1942Battle of Savo IslandSavo IslandPacific War
1943Battle of KievKyivWorld War II
1939Operation TannenbergGeneral GovernmentWorld War II
9 April 1940Battles of NarvikNordlandWorld War II
14 November 1965Battle of Ia DrangIa Drang RiverVietnam War
8 August 1918Battle of AmiensAmiensWorld War I
19 April 1915Siege of VanVanWorld War I
8 December 1941Battle of Wake IslandPeale IslandPacific War
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest FlandersWorld War I
8 February 1904Battle of Port ArthurLüshunkou DistrictRusso-Japanese War
1945Borneo campaignBorneoPacific War
1943Gilbert and Marshall Islands CampaignMicronesiaPacific War
9 April 1917Battle of ArrasArrasWorld War I
1914Race to the SeaFranceWorld War I
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerpWorld War I
24 January 1944Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketCherkasyWorld War II
30 August 1942Battle of Alam el HalfaEl AlameinWorld War II
1942St Nazaire RaidSaint-NazaireWorld War II
1944Battle of DebrecenNyíregyházaWorld War II
1940Western Desert campaignWestern DesertWorld War II
23 June 1918Battle of the Piave RiverPiaveWorld War I
23 May 1915Battles of the IsonzoSočaWorld War I
16 November 1914Battle of KolubaraKolubaraWorld War I
13 November 1942Naval Battle of GuadalcanalGuadalcanalPacific War
1942Operation Winter StormVolgogradWorld War II
1943Gran Sasso raidHotel Campo ImperatoreWorld War II
10 August 1904Battle of the Yellow SeaYellow SeaRusso-Japanese War
8 March 1944Battle of ImphalImphalPacific War
23 June 1941Battle of BrodyBrodyWorld War II
1943Operation AchseItalyWorld War II
7 December 1915Siege of KutKutWorld War I
1945Operation BodenplatteBelgiumWorld War II
1943Operation ChastiseSorpe ReservoirWorld War II
13 February 1942Channel DashEnglish ChannelWorld War II
1979Tajbeg Palace assaultTajbeg PalaceSoviet-Afghan War
1942Battle of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaPacific War
1940Japanese invasion of French IndochinaFrench IndochinaPacific War
20 August 1914Battle of GumbinnenGusevWorld War I
1941Arctic convoys of World War IINorwegian SeaWorld War II
24 July 1944Battle of TinianTinianPacific War
1 August 1904Siege of Port ArthurLiaodong PeninsulaRusso-Japanese War
1942New Guinea campaignNew GuineaPacific War
1944Lvov–Sandomierz OffensiveWestern UkraineWorld War II
1984Operation MosesSudanJewish people
6 April 1945Battle of KönigsbergKönigsbergWorld War II
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaenWorld War II
1940Italian invasion of FranceWestern AlpsWorld War II
25 October 1942Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsSanta Cruz IslandsPacific War
13 June 1944Battle of Villers-BocageVillers-BocageWorld War II
6 February 1941Operation SonnenblumeCyrenaicaWorld War II
24 January 1915Battle of Dogger BankNorth SeaWorld War I
31 March 1942Indian Ocean raidIndian OceanPacific War
16 April 1945Battle of the Seelow HeightsSeelowWorld War II
24 July 1920Battle of MaysalunMaysalunFranco-Syrian War
1945Operation VarsityWeselWorld War II
1950Battle of ChamdoChamdoCold War
1917Nivelle OffensiveFranceWorld War I
26 August 1918Battle of BakuBakuWorld War I
1941Operation BattleaxeCyrenaicaWorld War II
8 November 1936Siege of MadridMadridSpanish Civil War
1944Baltic OffensiveBaltic statesWorld War II
1942Scuttling of the French fleet in ToulonToulonWorld War II
24 August 1942Battle of the Eastern SolomonsSolomon IslandsPacific War
19 February 1942Bombing of DarwinDarwinPacific War
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr RegionWorld War II
3 November 1914Battle of TangaTangaWorld War I
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeytePacific War
21 August 1914Battle of CharleroiCharleroiWorld War I
February 1943Battle of NeretvaHerzegovinaWorld War II
25 July 1938Battle of the EbroEbroSpanish Civil War
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalemWorld War I
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMonsWorld War I
15 September 1944Battle of AngaurAngaurPacific War
21 March 1968Battle of KaramehKaramehWar of Attrition
27 October 1938Battle of WuhanWuhanSecond Sino-Japanese War
13 May 1940Battle of SedanSedanWorld War II
1941Operation Silver FoxSápmiWorld War II
1920Red Army invasion of AzerbaijanSouth CaucasusArmenian–Azerbaijani War
1947Operation VistulaBieszczady MountainsPolish–Ukrainian conflict
7 February 1915Second Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake DistrictWorld War I
23 September 1940Battle of DakarDakarWorld War II
2 March 1968Battle of HueHuếVietnam War
1945Operation PlunderNorth Rhine-WestphaliaWorld War II
1945East Pomeranian OffensivePomerania ProvinceWorld War II
1941Dutch East Indies campaignDutch East IndiesPacific War
10 December 1941Sinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseSouth China SeaPacific War
1937Battle of NankingNan-chingSecond Sino-Japanese War
1939Battle of ChangshaChangshaSecond Sino-Japanese War

The 300 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.