<P> This is a list of all battles involving the United States during World War II . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Start Date </Th> <Th> End Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Campaign </Th> <Th> U.S. Casualties </Th> <Th> Opposing Force </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Atlantic </Td> <Td> September 13, 1941 </Td> <Td> May 8, 1945 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Japan (Possibly), Currently unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Torch </Td> <Td> November 8, 1942 </Td> <Td> November 10, 1942 </Td> <Td> Morocco and Algeria </Td> <Td> North African Campaign </Td> <Td> 1,200 (479 killed, 720 wounded) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Kasserine Pass </Td> <Td> February 19, 1943 </Td> <Td> February 25, 1943 </Td> <Td> Kasserine Pass, Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia Campaign </Td> <Td> 6,500 (1,000 + killed) </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of El Guettar </Td> <Td> March 23, 1943 </Td> <Td> April 7, 1943 </Td> <Td> El Guettar, Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia Campaign </Td> <Td> ~ 5,000 </Td> <Td> Germany and Kingdom of Italy </Td> <Td> 9,195 (2,572 killed, 5,946 wounded and 1,012 captured or missing) </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Salerno </Td> <Td> September 9, 1943 </Td> <Td> September 16, 1943 </Td> <Td> Salerno, Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 4,870 </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monte Cassino </Td> <Td> January 17, 1944 </Td> <Td> May 18, 1944 </Td> <Td> Monte Cassino, Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 100,000 + (Total allied casualties) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Anzio </Td> <Td> January 22, 1944 </Td> <Td> June 5, 1944 </Td> <Td> Anzio and Nettuno, Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 23,173 (5,538 killed, 15,558 wounded and 2,947 captured or missing) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Normandy </Td> <Td> June 6, 1944 </Td> <Td> July 24, 1944 </Td> <Td> Normandy, France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> 63,360 (16,293 killed, 43,221 wounded and 6,180 captured or missing) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle for Brest </Td> <Td> August 7, 1944 </Td> <Td> September 19, 1944 </Td> <Td> Brittany, France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> ~ 4,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Dragoon </Td> <Td> August 15, 1944 </Td> <Td> September 14, 1944 </Td> <Td> Southern France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> 15,574 (7,301 killed, 5,804 wounded, 3,098 captured or missing) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Metz </Td> <Td> September, 1944 </Td> <Td> December, 1944 </Td> <Td> Metz, France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Nancy </Td> <Td> September 5, 1944 </Td> <Td> September 15, 1944 </Td> <Td> Nancy, France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 2,851 + </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Market Garden </Td> <Td> September 17, 1944 </Td> <Td> September 25, 1944 </Td> <Td> The Netherlands </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 3,974 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hürtgen Forest </Td> <Td> September 19, 1944 </Td> <Td> February 10, 1945 </Td> <Td> Hurtgen Forest, German - Belgian border </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 33,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aachen </Td> <Td> October 2, 1944 </Td> <Td> October 21, 1944 </Td> <Td> Aachen, Germany </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Bulge </Td> <Td> December 16, 1944 </Td> <Td> January 25, 1945 </Td> <Td> The Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 89,500 (19,000 killed, 47,500 wounded, 23,000 missing) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Nordwind </Td> <Td> January 1, 1945 </Td> <Td> January 25, 1945 </Td> <Td> Alsace and Lorraine, France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 12,000 (3,000 killed, 9,000 wounded or missing) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colmar Pocket </Td> <Td> January 20, 1945 </Td> <Td> February 9, 1945 </Td> <Td> Alsace, France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 8,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruhr Pocket </Td> <Td> March 7, 1945 </Td> <Td> April 21, 1945 </Td> <Td> Ruhr Area, Germany </Td> <Td> Western Allied invasion of Germany </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Varsity </Td> <Td> March 24, 1945 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wesel, Germany </Td> <Td> Western Allied invasion of Germany </Td> <Td> 2,700 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spring 1945 offensive in Italy </Td> <Td> April 6, 1945 </Td> <Td> May 2, 1945 </Td> <Td> Northern Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 16,258 (1,288 killed, 15,453 wounded and 93 missing) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Attack on Pearl Harbor </Td> <Td> December 7, 1941 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,592 (2,345 killed and 1,247 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wake Island </Td> <Td> December 8, 1941 </Td> <Td> December 23, 1941 </Td> <Td> Wake Island </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 627 (130 killed, 49 wounded and 448 captured) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bataan </Td> <Td> January 7, 1942 </Td> <Td> April 9, 1942 </Td> <Td> Bataan Peninsula, Philippines </Td> <Td> Philippines Campaign (1941--1942) </Td> <Td> 15,000 captured and interned </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Doolittle Raid </Td> <Td> April 18, 1942 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tokyo and other Japanese cities </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 killed and 8 later died in captivity / executed </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Coral Sea </Td> <Td> May 4, 1942 </Td> <Td> May 8, 1942 </Td> <Td> Coral Sea, between Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> New Guinea campaign </Td> <Td> 656 killed </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Midway </Td> <Td> June 3, 1942 </Td> <Td> June 7, 1942 </Td> <Td> Near Midway Atoll </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 307 killed </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Guadalcanal </Td> <Td> August 7, 1942 </Td> <Td> February 9, 1943 </Td> <Td> Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> Solomon Islands campaign </Td> <Td> ~ 6,000 (1,600 killed, 4,400 wounded and missing) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands </Td> <Td> October 25, 1942 </Td> <Td> October 27, 1942 </Td> <Td> Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> Solomon Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 266 killed </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Tarawa </Td> <Td> November 20, 1943 </Td> <Td> November 23, 1943 </Td> <Td> Betio, Tarawa Atoll </Td> <Td> Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 3,296 (1,000 killed and 2,296 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kwajalein </Td> <Td> January 31, 1944 </Td> <Td> February 3, 1944 </Td> <Td> Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands </Td> <Td> Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 1,964 (372 killed and 1,592 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Saipan </Td> <Td> June 15, 1944 </Td> <Td> July 9, 1944 </Td> <Td> Saipan, Mariana Islands </Td> <Td> Mariana and Palau Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 13,313 (2,949 killed and 10,364 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Guam (1944) </Td> <Td> July 21, 1944 </Td> <Td> August 8, 1944 </Td> <Td> Guam, Mariana Islands </Td> <Td> Mariana and Palau Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 7,800 (1,747 killed and 6,053 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Peleliu </Td> <Td> September 15, 1944 </Td> <Td> November 27, 1944 </Td> <Td> Peleliu, Palau Islands </Td> <Td> Mariana and Palau Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 9,804 (1,794 killed and 8,010 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Angaur </Td> <Td> September 17, 1944 </Td> <Td> September 30, 1944 </Td> <Td> Angaur, Palau Islands </Td> <Td> Mariana and Palau Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 260 killed </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Leyte Gulf </Td> <Td> October 23, 1944 </Td> <Td> October 26, 1944 </Td> <Td> Leyte Gulf, The Philippines </Td> <Td> Philippines campaign (1944--45) </Td> <Td> ~ 1,500 killed </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Luzon </Td> <Td> January 9, 1945 </Td> <Td> August 15, 1945 </Td> <Td> Luzon, Philippines </Td> <Td> Philippines campaign (1944--45) </Td> <Td> ~ 37,870 (8,310 killed and 29,560 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Manila </Td> <Td> February 3, 1945 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1945 </Td> <Td> Manila, Philippines </Td> <Td> Philippines campaign (1944--45) </Td> <Td> 6,575 (1,010 killed and 5,565 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Iwo Jima </Td> <Td> February 19, 1945 </Td> <Td> March 26, 1945 </Td> <Td> Iwo Jima, Japan </Td> <Td> Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 26,038 (6,821 killed and 19,217 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Okinawa </Td> <Td> April 1, 1945 </Td> <Td> June 22, 1945 </Td> <Td> Okinawa, Japan </Td> <Td> Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign </Td> <Td> 51,429 (12,513 killed and 38,916 wounded) </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Start Date </Th> <Th> End Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Campaign </Th> <Th> U.S. Casualties </Th> <Th> Opposing Force </Th> </Tr>

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