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The Battle of Normandy, fought during World War II from June to August 1944, represents the largest amphibious military campaign ever undertaken. Beginning with the D-Day landings in France, Allied forces established a crucial foothold on the Western Front. This operation was pivotal in liberating E...

The Battle of the Somme was a protracted conflict fought during World War I between Allied and German forces primarily on the Western Front in France from July to November 1916. It remains infamous for its immense casualties exceeding one million individuals, including a record number lost on the op...

The Battle of Verdun, a protracted conflict during World War I (1916), involved opposing forces on the Western Front in northeastern France. It remains notable as the longest battle of the war, characterized by immense casualties—approximately 300,000 for both sides. Primarily fought between French...

The Battles of Ypres (1914–18) in Belgium were a series of engagements around a strategic salient that became among the most destructive of World War I, including first use of poison gas.

The Battle of Dunkirk involved a massive military operation during World War II’s Western Front. In May and June of 1940, nearly 338,000 Allied soldiers—primarily British and French—were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk, France. German advances threatened to trap these forces, but a combined ef...

Released by 1C Game Studios, this standalone expansion simulates the Luftwaffe's low-level 1945 attack on Allied airfields in Europe, featuring advanced late-war planes.

The May–June 1940 Battle of France was Germany's rapid conquest of France and the Low Countries using blitzkrieg tactics, culminating in France's armistice on June 22, 1940.

The Battle of Arnhem (September 1944) was a failed Allied airborne operation in the Netherlands, the largest of the war, which fell short of securing a Rhine crossing into Germany.

The 1917 Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium was a costly Allied offensive notorious for deep mud, minimal territorial gains, and over 500,000 combined casualties.

The Battle of Arras (1917) in northern France was a British offensive notable for significant early gains including the Canadian Corps' capture of Vimy Ridge, before stalling at high cost.

The September 1914 First Battle of the Marne halted the German advance on Paris, forcing a German retreat and ending the war of movement on the Western Front.

The Third Battle of Ypres (July–November 1917), also known as Passchendaele, was a grueling Allied offensive in Belgium producing massive casualties for limited territorial gains.

Occurring in 1917 in France during World War I, this battle is highly notable for marking the first large-scale, successful use of massed tanks in military history.

Fought in 1918 in France during World War I, this major battle was the last large-scale German offensive of the war, halted by Allied forces led by Ferdinand Foch.

The October–November 1914 First Battle of Ypres was an Allied defensive battle in Belgium that halted Germany's final attempt to reach the English Channel coast.

Occurring in 1918 during World War I in France, this battle was part of the Hundred Days Offensive, where Allied forces successfully broke through German defensive lines.

The April–May 1915 Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium was the first major engagement on the Western Front to see large-scale German use of chlorine poison gas.

Occurring in 1944 during World War II, this battle was the first major German city to be captured by the Allies, resulting in heavy urban combat and massive American casualties.

The Battle of the Hürtgen Forest (September 1944–February 1945) was a prolonged and costly US offensive through dense German forest that yielded minimal strategic gain.