Unknown/Obscure WWII Battles

[Officerpuppy]

If I only knew the name of the battle or operation...

What I'm thinking about is the fighting that took place between the Italians and other foreign volunteers in the German Army vs the Soviets outside Stalingrad.

[Rose]

Originally Posted by Officerpuppy

If I only knew the name of the battle or operation...

What I'm thinking about is the fighting that took place between the Italians and other foreign volunteers in the German Army vs the Soviets outside Stalingrad.

I found some stuff about Hungarians at Stalingrad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Second_Army

Italians at Stalingrad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian...iana_in_Russia

And Rumanians at Stalingrad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Fourth_Army

[Torpedo Fodder]

I nominate Operation Exporter, the British/Free French invasion of Vichy-controlled Lebanon and Syria.

http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/...onExporter.pdf

[Happy Times]

Originally Posted by August

The retaking of Corregidor Island

March 1945

http://www.corregidor.org/chs_impact/impact2.htm

That article lead me to this, history is great.

http://www.concretebattleship.org/ and

http://www.travelsmart.net/ph/inquir...s/fea_main.htm

[Ishmael]

The Battle off Samar.

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

[Rose]

This raid marked the first action in the Gilbert Islands -- even before Tarawa. It is largely overshadowed by the full-scale assault over a year later.

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

[Rose]

Battle of Greenland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...ng_World_War_2

[Safe-Keeper]

The Norwegian stand at Hegra Fortress near Trondheim. 200-300 volunteers dug an old decomissioned fort out of the snow drift and held off a German regiment for almost a full month until they learned all other forces in South Norway had surrendered and that there was, in effect, nothing left to defend.

Wiki article.

[tenakha]

The battle of Bir Hakeim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim