Unknown/Obscure WWII Battles

Rose · 06-06-07, 02:21 PM

Post an article about a relatively unknown/obscure battle or campaign during WWII. I always find stuff like this interesting.

Ill start with the Battle of Madagascar in 1942: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Madagascar

fatty · 06-06-07, 02:25 PM

Battle of the St. Lawrence River

August · 06-06-07, 02:44 PM

Battle of Sunda Strait

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sunda_Strait

CCIP · 06-06-07, 02:46 PM

Operation Bagration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bagration

Probably the largest and most successful single offensive operation of WWII, forgotten largely because it was overshadowed by Overlord that happened just two weeks prior.

AntEater · 06-06-07, 03:40 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Koh_Chang

The naval battle of Koh Chang. The only french naval victory of WW2 (

).
A french colonial squadron with a light cruiser and some sloops took apart the a Royal Thai Navy squadron without french losses.
As the french in Indochina were somewhat in the Vichy camp, and Thailand a quasi ally of Japan, this could well be considered a battle of axis powers...

Rose · 06-06-07, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntEater

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Koh_Chang

The naval battle of Koh Chang. The only french naval victory of WW2 (

).
A french colonial squadron with a light cruiser and some sloops took apart the a Royal Thai Navy squadron without french losses.
As the french in Indochina were somewhat in the Vichy camp, and Thailand a quasi ally of Japan, this could well be considered a battle of axis powers...

I have never before heard of a battle between two Axis powers

... very interesting stuff.

06-06-07, 02:21 PM	#1
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Unknown/Obscure WWII Battles Post an article about a relatively unknown/obscure battle or campaign during WWII. I always find stuff like this interesting. Ill start with the Battle of Madagascar in 1942: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Madagascar

06-06-07, 02:44 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Battle of Sunda Strait http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sunda_Strait __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

06-06-07, 02:46 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Operation Bagration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bagration Probably the largest and most successful single offensive operation of WWII, forgotten largely because it was overshadowed by Overlord that happened just two weeks prior. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-06-07, 03:40 PM	#5
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Koh_Chang The naval battle of Koh Chang. The only french naval victory of WW2 (). A french colonial squadron with a light cruiser and some sloops took apart the a Royal Thai Navy squadron without french losses. As the french in Indochina were somewhat in the Vichy camp, and Thailand a quasi ally of Japan, this could well be considered a battle of axis powers... __________________

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fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Battle of the St. Lawrence River