Battles of WW11

Location: Greece and Yugoslavia     Date: April 6-27, 1941 Commanders and Forces: German:   Second Army (von Weichs), Twelfth Army (von List); total German forces: 680,000 troops, 1,200 tanks, 700 aircraft Italian:  Second Army (General Vittorio Ambrosio, 565,000 troops). Yugoslav:  Yugoslav Army (King Peter II, 1 million men, 700 aircraft). Greek:  Greek Army (Marshal Alexander Papagos, […]

Battle of the River Plate Location: South Atlantic Ocean Date: December 13, 1939 Commanders and Forces German:  Pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee (captain Langsdorff); Commanders and Forces British:  Cruisers Exeter, Achilies, and Ajax (Commodore Harwood) Casualties: German:  36 killed, 60 wounded British: 72 killed, 28 wounded

Winter War Location: Finland Eastern Front Date: November 30, 1939-March 13, 1940 Commanders and Forces Finnish: Isthmus Army (Lieutenant General H. Osterman), IV Corps (Major General J. Hagglund), Reserve (Major General V. Tuompo), Total: 337,000; Soviet: Seventh Army (General V.F. Jakolev), Eighth Army (General I.N Habarov), Ninth Army (General M.P. Duhanov), Fourteenth Army (General V.A […]

Pacific War, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Location: Southwest of Solomon islands, Pacific Ocean Date: May 7-8, 1942 Commanders and Forces: U.S: Task force 17 (Fletcher), Task Force 44 (Crace); Japanese: Carrier Striking Force (Tajaki), Port Moresby Invasion Group (Hara) Casualties U.S: 1 aircraft carrier destroyed, 1 damaged, 1 oiler and 1 destroyer sunk, […]

Battle of the Atlantic Location: Atlantic Ocean Date: September 1939 – May – 1943 Commanders and Forces: German: 1000 U-Boats (Rear Admiral Karl Donitz) British: 9 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 35 cruisers, 95 destroyers and 25 submarines. (Admiral Sir Charles Forbes) Casualties: German: 19,000 killed Allied: 85,000 killed Key Actions: After taking heavy losses in […]