There were numerous battles in World War II. Some of these battles lasted only days while others took months or years. Some of the battles were notable for the material losses such as tanks or aircraft carriers while others were notable for the number of human losses.
Although this is not a comprehensive list of all battes of WWII, it is a list of the major battles of World War II.
A note about the dates: Somewhat surprisingly, historians don't all agree on the exact dates of battles. For instance, some use the date that a city was surrounded while others prefer the date that major fighting commenced. For this list, I have used the dates that seemed the most agreed upon.
Major Battles of World War II
| Battles | Dates | |
| Atlantic | September 1939 - May 1945 | |
| Berlin | April 16 - May 2, 1945 | |
| Britain | July 10 - October 31, 1940 | |
| Bulge | December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945 | |
| El Alamein (First Battle) | July 1-27, 1942 | |
| El Alamein (Second Battle) | October 23 - November 4, 1942 | |
| Guadalcanal Campaign | August 7, 1942 - February 9, 1943 | |
| Iwo Jima | February 19 - March 16, 1945 | |
| Kursk | July 5 - August 23, 1943 | |
| Leningrad (Siege) | September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944 | |
| Leyte Gulf | October 23-26, 1944 | |
| Midway | June 3-6, 1942 | |
| Milne Bay | August 25 - September 5, 1942 | |
| Normandy (including D-Day) | June 6 - August 25, 1944 | |
| Okinawa | April 1 - June 21, 1945 | |
| Operation Barbarossa | June 22, 1941 - December 1941 | |
| Operation Torch | November 8-10, 1942 | |
| Pearl Harbor | December 7, 1941 | |
| Philippine Sea | June 19-20, 1944 | |
| Stalingrad | August 21, 1942 - February 2, 1943 |
