User:SFGiants/Battles of World War II
The following are the known battles of World War II. This list includes all major engagements in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific from 1939 to 1945, starting with the Invasion of Poland, as well as the Second Sino-Japanese War, starting from 1937.
List of battles[edit]
Key:
| Allied victory |
| Axis victory |
| Polish defeat (Invasion of Poland) |
| Indecisive |
Invasion of Poland[edit]
| Battle | Date | Remarks | Axis Combatants | Allied Combatants |
| Battle of Westerplatte | September 1–7, 1939 | German troops take Gdańsk. |  Germany
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 Poland
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| Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig | September 1, 1939 | German troops take the Polish post office of Gdańsk. | Germany
|
Poland
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| Battle of Krojanty | September 1, 1939 | German advance halted by Polish troops. | Germany
|
Poland
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| Battle of Chojnice | September 1, 1939 | German advance halted by Polish troops. | Germany
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Poland
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