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  1. 17 hours ago · The Battle of Gettysburg ( locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [14] was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

  2. 1 day ago · The Battle of Stalingrad (17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943) occurred on the Eastern Front of World War II, beginning when Nazi Germany and its Axis allies attacked and became locked in a protracted struggle with the Soviet Union for control over the Soviet city of Stalingrad in what is now southern Russia.

    • 23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943, (5 months, 1 week and 3 days)
    • Expulsion of the Axis from the Caucasus, reversing their gains from the 1942 Summer Campaign
  3. 2 days ago · List of battles by casualties. The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles.

  4. 2 days ago · The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany , announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter-blockade.

    • September 3, 1939 – May 8, 1945, (5 years, 8 months and 5 days)
    • Allied victory
  5. 17 hours ago · The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. The Battle of Kursk was the single largest battle in the history of warfare.

    • 5 July 1943 – 23 August 1943, (1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days)
    • .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}, Soviets regain territory along a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) wide front after the battle, Soviets regain initiative to strike in southern Ukraine
    • Soviet victory
  6. Apr 30, 2024 · Puebla. Participants: France. Mexico. Battle of Puebla, (May 5, 1862), battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico.

  7. Apr 18, 2024 · Battle of Gettysburg, (July 1–3, 1863), major engagement in the American Civil War, fought 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that was a crushing Southern defeat. It is generally regarded as the turning point of the war and has probably been more intensively studied and analyzed than any other battle in U.S. history.

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