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This is a list of
World War II battles, sorted by front location.
African Front
Middle Eastern Front
Mediterranean Front
Western Front
Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Front
Indian Ocean
Pacific Front
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Battles of Khalkhin Gol May–September 1939
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Japanese attacks on the U.S. or U.S. unincorporated territories
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Japanese occupation of Hong Kong: December 1941
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Japanese occupation of Dutch East Indies: December 1941 – March 1942
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Japanese Invasion of Rabaul, January–February 1942
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Japanese attacks on Australia: February–June 1942
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Japanese Invasion of Salamaua-Lae, March 1942
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Japanese Invasion of Tulagi, May 1942
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Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
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Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Japanese Invasion of Buna-Gona, July 1942
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Kokoda Track campaign, July–November 1942
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Battle of Milne Bay, August–September 1942
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Guadalcanal Campaign: August 1942 – February 1943
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New Guinea campaign: October 1942 – August 1945
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Battle of Goodenough Island, October 1942
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Battle of Buna–Gona, November 1942 – January 1943
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Battle of Wau, January 1943
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Battle of the Bismarck Sea, March 1943
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Salamaua–Lae campaign, April–September 1943
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Finisterre Range campaign, September 1943 – April 1944
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Huon Peninsula campaign, September 1943 – March 1944
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Bougainville Campaign, November 1943 – August 1945
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New Britain campaign, December 1943 – August 1945
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Battle of Cape Gloucester: December 1943 – April 1944
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Admiralty Islands campaign, February–May 1944
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Western New Guinea campaign, April 1944 – August 1945
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Aitape–Wewak campaign, November 1944 – August 1945
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Aleutian Islands Campaign, March–August 1943
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Operation Vengeance: April 1943
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Solomon Islands Campaign, June–November 1943
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Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, November 1943 – February 1944
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Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, June–November 1944
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Battle of Noemfoor: July–August 1944
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Battle of Morotai: September–October 1944
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Philippines Campaign (1944–45): October 1944 – September 1945
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Battle of Iwo Jima: February–March 1945
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Battle of Okinawa: April–June 1945
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Battle of Balikpapan (1945): July 1945
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: August 1945
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria August 1945
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Kyūjō incident
China Front
Southeast Asia Front
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