
Chronological List of European Naval and Land Campaigns
European Naval and Land Campaigns
This section contains a chronological list of European naval and land campaigns during World War II.
Image: 26-G-2313: American Servicemen during a break while preparing for the Invasion of Normandy, June 1944. Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives.
1943
Invasion of Sicily, Italy (Operation Husky) , July 9- August 17, 1943
Invasion of Mainland Italy (Operation Avalanche), September 9-16, 1943
Operation Leader: October 4, 1943
Operation Tiger, December 1943-April 1944
1944
Battle of Anzio (Operation Shingle), January-June 1944
Normandy, France, Invasion (Operation Overlord) : June 6, 1944
Invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon): August-September 1944