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Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany
- Allied invasion of SicilyA corpse helped Allied forces invade Sicily in 1943. Fake papers on it pointed German forces toward Greece.
- Operation OverlordStorms nearly stopped the D-Day invasion of Normandy before it began.
- Spring 1945 offensive in ItalyItalian partisans liberated Milan on the 25th of April 1945, before Allied troops entered.
- Continuation WarFinland fought beside Nazi Germany but insisted it was not an ally. Its leaders said "co-belligerent" instead.
- North African campaignGerman commanders in North Africa read a US attaché's secret reports.
- Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)Hitler gave Czechoslovakia's president two choices: cooperate or face armed destruction.
- Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)By July 1942, only eleven buildings were undamaged in Sevastopol. The siege lasted 250 days.
- German invasion of LuxembourgGermany's invasion of Luxembourg lasted exactly one day. Three panzer divisions crossed at dawn on May 10, 1940.
- Siege of TobrukThe siege of Tobruk lasted 231 days in 1941, and the garrison that endured it became known as the Rats of Tobruk. Most of the defenders belonged to the 9th Australian Division, commanded by Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead. They were…
- Slovak National UprisingSlovakia's own army turned on Germany in 1944. The Slovak National Uprising began inside a Nazi client state.
- Siege of LeningradBesieged Leningrad played a symphony on the day Hitler had picked for a victory banquet. It was aimed at enemy lines.