List of World War II battles

This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges.

Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.

Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localised to a specific area and over a specific period.

General Specific 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 General Specific Small to medium-sized raiding operations were carried out by both Allied and Axis armies during World War II.

The modus operandi used included guerrilla attacks by partisans in occupied territory and/or combined operations involving the landing and removal of specialised light infantry, such as commandos, by means of small boats.