World War II invasions

German, Soviet, and Slovak attack on and takeover of Poland that marked the start of World War II

1945 major battle in which US Forces captured the island of Iwo Jima from Japan during World War II

1944 Allied liberation of German-occupied France during World War II

1945 major battle of the Pacific War

1940 code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War

1942 Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II

1941 invasion during World War II

1942 World War II battle

Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940

1945 invasion; part of the Soviet–Japanese War of World War II

Allied invasion of southern France on 15 August 1944

1941 German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers during the Second World War

French ground operation into Saarland from 7 to 16 September 1939

Japanese invasion of the Philippines, fought 8 December 1941 – 8 May 1942

1943 battle

German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940

Italian offensive during the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War

1945 offensive by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II

1940 battle

battle fought in 1944

1940 first major Italian engagement of World War II

German invasion of Luxembourg in WWII

part of the East African Campaign (1940–1941)

1941 Empire of Japan invaded Thailand

1941 World War II Allied occupation

1942 WWII battle in the Pacific Theatre

1940–1945 occupation during World War II

1944 World War II battle

WWII battle on 8 December, 1941

part of the Pacific War in South-East Asia during World War II

conflict

1940 British operation during World War II

1944 liberation of Marseille by Free French forces

1944 military operation

1941 battle of World War II during the Operation Barbarossa

battle of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II

commemorative postage stamp series, issued 1943-1944