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.

Chock · 06-06-07, 06:03 PM

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

Chock

Happy Times · 06-06-07, 08:15 PM

Battles of Suomussalmi and Raate-Road. Finnish troops destroyed two Soviet divisions, suffering some 700 as KIA&MIA against some 45.000 KIA&MIA on the Soviet side.

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raate-Road

bookworm_020 · 06-06-07, 09:16 PM

Battle of Timor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_..._%281942-43%29

The Avon Lady · 06-07-07, 02:49 AM

Operation Mincemeat. Not a battle but a prelude to Operation Husky (Sicily) and its effect on second guessing the Allies led to a major German blunder in Operation Market Garden a year and a half later.

EDIT: I think I'll buy the movie: The Man Who Never Was.

Jimbuna · 06-07-07, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chock

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

Chock

Awesome Chock

AntEater · 06-07-07, 06:08 AM

A totally unknown Pacific battleship surface action!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_pips
The "Battle of the Pips"

Rose · 06-07-07, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntEater

A totally unknown Pacific battleship surface action!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_pips
The "Battle of the Pips"

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

@AL: The effect Operation Mincemeat had on the entire war effort is astounding.

Especially the part about the Panzer divisions diverted from the Eastern Front just in time to miss Kursk.

Oberon · 06-07-07, 09:47 AM

Axis (Vichy) vs Allies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_...-el-K%C3%A9bir

August · 06-07-07, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Allies vs Allies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_...-el-K%C3%A9bir

Nope, the Vichy French government was not an ally to Great Britain.

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

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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.

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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)

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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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Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Battles of Suomussalmi and Raate-Road. Finnish troops destroyed two Soviet divisions, suffering some 700 as KIA&MIA against some 45.000 KIA&MIA on the Soviet side. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Suomussalmi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raate-Road __________________ Last edited by Happy Times; 06-06-07 at 08:34 PM.

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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

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Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Barking_Creek Chock

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Battle of Timor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_..._%281942-43%29 __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Operation Mincemeat. Not a battle but a prelude to Operation Husky (Sicily) and its effect on second guessing the Allies led to a major German blunder in Operation Market Garden a year and a half later. EDIT: I think I'll buy the movie: The Man Who Never Was. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

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AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A totally unknown Pacific battleship surface action! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_pips The "Battle of the Pips" __________________

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Axis (Vichy) vs Allies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_...-el-K%C3%A9bir Last edited by Oberon; 06-07-07 at 11:26 AM.