FINAL WWII TIMELINE

WORLD WAR II AMERICAN CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES

1941
- Philippines Islands Dec 7 – May 10, 1942 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/pi/PI.htm
- Burma (First Phase) Dec 7 – May 26 1942 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/burma42/burma42.htm
- Defense of Wake Island Dec 8-23 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Wake.html


1942
- East Indies Jan 1 – July 22 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/eindies/eindies.htm
- Java Sea Campaign Jan – Feb http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Java/index.html
- Battle of Balikpapan Jan 24-25 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Java/USN-CN-JavaSea-6.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/balikpapan.htm
- Battle of Madoera Strait Feb 4 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Java/USN-CN-JavaSea-8.html
- Battle of Banka Island Feb 13-14 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Java/USN-CN-JavaSea-9.html
- Battle of Badoeng Strait Feb 18-19 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Java/USN-CN-JavaSea-12.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/badung_strait.htm
- Battle of the Java Sea Feb 27 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Java/USN-CN-JavaSea-15.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/java_sea.htm
- Battle of Sunda Strait Feb 28 – March 1 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/sunda_strait.htm
- India-Burma Campaign April 2 – Jan 28 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/indiaburma/indiaburma.htm
- Battle of Coral Sea May 7-8 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Coral/index.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/coral_sea.htm
- Aleutian Islands Campaign June 3 – Aug 24 1943 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/aleut/aleut.htm
- Battle of Midway June 4-7 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Midway/index.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/midway.htm
- Egypt-Libya Campaign June 11 – Feb 12 1943 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/egypt/egypt.htm
- China Defensive Campaign July 4 – May 4 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/72-38/72-38.HTM
- Papua Campaign July 23 – Jan 23 1943 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/papua/papua.htm
- Landing on the Solomons Aug 7-8 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Solomons/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003122-00/index.htm
- Guadalcanal Aug 7 – Feb 1943 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/GuadC/GC-fm.htm http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Guadalcanal.html http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/72-8/72-8.htm http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Guadalcanal/index.html
- The Battle of the Eastern Solomons Aug 23-24 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/eastern_solomons.htm
- Battle of Savo Island Aug 9 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Savo/index.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/savo_island.htm
- Battle of the Eastern Solomons Aug 23-25 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-ESols/index.html
- Battle of Cape Esperance Oct 11 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Esperance/ http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/cape_esperance.htm
- Battle of Santa Cruz Islands Oct 26 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-SantaCruz/index.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/santa_cruz.htm
- Landings on North Africa (TORCH) Nov 8-11 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/algeria/algeria.htm
- Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Nov 11-15 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Guadalcanal/index.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/naval_battle_guadalcanal_1.htm
- Buna-Sanananda Campaign Nov 16 – Jan 23 1943 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/papuancamp/papcpn-fm.htm
- Tunisia Campaign Nov 17 – May 13 1943 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/tunisia/tunisia.htm
- The Battle of Tassafaronga Nov 30 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/tassafaronga.htm
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1943
- New Guinea Campaign Jan 24 – Dec 31 1944 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/new-guinea/ng.htm
- Battle of Kasserine Pass Feb 19-25 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/Staff-Rides/kasserine/kasserine.htm
- Northern Solomons Campaign Feb 22 – Nov 21 1944 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/northsol/northsol.htm
- First Battle of Kula Gulf March 5 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/first_kula_gulf.htm
- Battle of the Komandorskis March 26 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/Aleutians/USN-CN-Aleutians-9.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/kommandorski_islands.htm
- Invasion of Attu May 8-31 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/Aleutians/USN-CN-Aleutians-11.html
- Bizerte April 23 – May 13 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/bizerte/bizerte-fm.htm
- Second Battle of Kula Gulf July 6 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/kula_gulf.htm
- Invasion of Sicily July 9 – Aug 17 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/72-16/72-16.htm
- Battle of Kolombangara July 13, 1943 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/kolombangara.htm
- Battle of Vella Gulf Aug 6-7 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/vella_gulf.htm
- Invasion of Kiska Aug 15 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/Aleutians/USN-CN-Aleutians-13.html
- Battle off Horaniu Aug 18, 1943 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/horaniu.htm
- Capture of Central Solomons Aug 30 – Sep 23 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-CSol/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003121-00/index.htm
- Naples-Foggia Campaign Sep 9 – Jan 21 1944 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/naples/72-17.htm
- Invasion of Italy at Salerno Sep 9 – Oct 6 http://www.army.mil/cmh- pg/books/wwii/salerno/sal-fm.htm
- Volturno to Winter Line Oct 6 – Nov 15 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/volturno/volturno-fm.htm
- Battle of Vella LaVella Oct 6-7 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/vella_lavella.htm
- Bougainville and the Northern Solomons Nov 1 – March 1944 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-NSols/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003141-00/sec1.htm
- Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Nov 2 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/empress_augusta_bay.htm
- Winter Line Campaign (Italy) Nov 15 – Jan 15 1944 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/winterline/winter-fm.htm
- Capture of Makin Nov 20-24 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/online/Bookshelves/WW2-Pac.htm
- Tarawa/Gilbert Islands Nov 20-24 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Tarawa/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003120-00/index.htm
- Battle of Cape St. George Nov 25 http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/cape_stgeorge.htm
- The Battles for San Pietro Dec 8-19 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/winterline/winter-II.htm
- Bismarck Archipelago Campaign Dec 15 – Nov 27 1944 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/bismarck/bismarck.htm
- New Britain Dec 26 – March 10 1944 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-NBrit/index.html
- Cape Gloucester Dec 26 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Gloucester/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003128-00/index.htm
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1944
- Rome-Arno Campaign Jan 22 – Sep 9 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/romar/72-20.htm
- Anzio Campaign Jan 22 – May 25 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/anziobeach/anzio-fm.htm
- http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/anzio/72-19.htm
- Eastern Mandates Jan 31 – June 14 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/eastman/eastman.htm
- Battle of the Campoleone Salient (p. 44) Feb 3-5 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/anziobeach/anzio-enemy.htm
- Marshall Islands Jan 31 – Apr 6 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Marshalls/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003124-00/index.htm
- Kwajalein Jan 31 – Feb 3 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Marshalls/USMC-M-Marshalls-6.html
- Eniwetok Feb 17 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Marshalls/USMC-M-Marshalls-8.html
- The Admiralties Feb 29 – May 18 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/admiralties/admiralties-fm.htm
- Battle for Los Negros Beachhead Feb 29 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/admiralties/admiralties-ch2-losnegros.htm
- Walawbum (Burma) March 3-7 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/marauders/marauders-first.html
- Seeadler Harbor March 6-10 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/admiralties/admiralties-ch3-seeadler.htm
- Shaduzup and Inkangahtawng (Burma) March 12 – April 22 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/marauders/marauders-second.html
- Attack on Manus Island March 15-18 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/admiralties/admiralties-ch4-manus.htm
- Attack on Lorengau/Rossum March 18-25 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/admiralties/admiralties-ch5-lorengau.htm
- Myitkyina (Burma) May 17 – August 3 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/marauders/marauders-third.html
- Normandy June 6 – July 24 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm
- Omaha Beachhead/Cotentin Peninsula June 6-13 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/100-11/100-11.htm
- Utah Beachhead June 6-27 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/utah/utah.htm
- Battle for Carentan June 8-15 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/utah/utah5.htm
- Western Pacific Campaign June 15 – Sep 2 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/westpac/westpac.htm
- Saipan June 15 – July 19 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Saipan/index.html http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Saipan/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003123-00/index.htm
- Battle of the Philippine Sea June 18-20 http://ussessex.bravepages.com/philsea.html http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/philippine_sea.htm
- Battle for Cherbourg June 19-27 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/utah/utah9.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/utah/utah10.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/utah/utah11.htm
- Battle for Saint Lo July 7-19 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/100-13/st-lo_0.htm
- Recapture of Guam July 21 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Guam/index.html http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Guam/index.html http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/guam/guam77div-fm.htm http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003126-00/index.htm
- Battle for Tinian July 24 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Tinian/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003127-00/index.htm
- Northern France Campaign July 25 – Sep 14 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/norfran/norfran.htm
- Southern France Campaign Aug 15 – Sep 14 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/sfrance/sfrance.htm

- LORAINE CAMPAIGN Sep 5 – Dec 18 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-content.html
- XII Corps Crossing of the Moselle Sep 4-30 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch02.html#b2
- XX Corps Crossing of the Moselle Sep 6-24 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch03.html
- The XV Corps Advance Sep 11-20 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch04.html
- The Attack at Lunéville (p.220) Sep 18 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch05.html#b3
- The Arracourt Tank Battle (p. 222-244) Sep 19-29 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch05.html#b4
- The Forêt de Grémecey Battle (p. 244) http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch05.html#b7
- XII Corps Loraine Offensive Nov 8-17 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch07.htm
- Battle for Metz Nov. 3-19 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch08.htm - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch09.html
- Drive Towards Sarre Nov 18 – Dec 3 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch10.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch11.htm
- Battle at the West Wall Dec 1-18 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch12.htm - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-ch13.htm

- North Apennines Campaign Sep 10 – April 4 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/nap/72-34.htm
- Rhineland Campaign Sep 15 – March 21 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/rhineland/rhineland.htm
- Battle for Peleliu Sep 15 http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003137-00/index.htm
- Battle for Leyte Island Oct 17 – July 1 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/leyte/leyte.htm http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003140-01/index.htm
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Oct 24 – Nov 1 http://ussessex.bravepages.com/leytegulf.html http://www.angelfire.com/fm/odyssey/LEYTE_GULF_Summary_of_the_Battle_.htm http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/leyte_gulf.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/new_look_leyte.htm
- Battle for Luzon Dec 15 – July 4 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/luzon/72-28.htm
- Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Dec 16 – Jan 25 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/ardennes/aral.htm
- Battle of the Bulge Dec 16 – Jan 28 1945 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_cont.htm
- Battle for St. Vith Dec 17-23 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_12.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_17.htm
- Battle of Bastogne Dec 18-26 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-fm.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_19.htm
- Battle Before the Meuse Dec 18-27 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_22.htm#p562
- The Battle Between the Salm and the Ourthe Dec 24 – Jan 2 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_23.htm
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1945
- Central Burma Campaign Jan 29 – July 15 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/centburma/centburma.htm
- Iwo Jima Feb 19 – March 27 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-IwoJima/index.html http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003131-00/index.htm
- Southern Philippines Campaign Feb 27 – July 4 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/southphil/southphils.htm
- Central Europe Campaign March 22 – May 11 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/centeur/centeur.htm
- Ryukyus Campaign March 26 – July 2 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/ryukyus/ryukyus.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/okinawa/chapter2.htm
- Okinawa April 1 – June 21 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/okinawa/index.htm http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003135-00/index.htm
- Po Valley Campaign April 5 – May 8 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/po/72-33.htm
- China Offensive Campaign May 5 – Sep 2 http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/chinoff/chinoff.htm