<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Start Date </Th> <Th> End Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Campaign </Th> <Th> U.S. Casualties </Th> <Th> Opposing Force </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Atlantic </Td> <Td> September 13 , 1941 </Td> <Td> May 8 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean , North Sea , Irish Sea , Labrador Sea , Gulf of St. Lawrence , Caribbean Sea , Gulf of Mexico , Outer Banks , Arctic Ocean </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Japan ( Possibly ) , Currently unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Torch </Td> <Td> November 8 , 1942 </Td> <Td> November 10 , 1942 </Td> <Td> Morocco and Algeria </Td> <Td> North African Campaign </Td> <Td> 1,200 ( 479 killed , 720 wounded ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Kasserine Pass </Td> <Td> February 19 , 1943 </Td> <Td> February 25 , 1943 </Td> <Td> Kasserine Pass , Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia Campaign </Td> <Td> 6,500 ( 1,000 + killed ) </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of El Guettar </Td> <Td> March 23 , 1943 </Td> <Td> April 7 , 1943 </Td> <Td> El Guettar , Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia Campaign </Td> <Td> ~ 5,000 </Td> <Td> Germany and Kingdom of Italy </Td> <Td> 9,195 ( 2,572 killed , 5,946 wounded and 1,012 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Salerno </Td> <Td> September 9 , 1943 </Td> <Td> September 16 , 1943 </Td> <Td> Salerno , Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 4,870 </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monte Cassino </Td> <Td> January 17 , 1944 </Td> <Td> May 18 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Monte Cassino , Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 100,000 + ( Total allied casualties ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Anzio </Td> <Td> January 22 , 1944 </Td> <Td> June 5 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Anzio and Nettuno , Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 23,173 ( 5,538 killed , 15,558 wounded and 2,947 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Normandy </Td> <Td> June 6 , 1944 </Td> <Td> July 24 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Normandy , France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> 63,360 ( 16,293 killed , 43,221 wounded and 6,180 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle for Brest </Td> <Td> August 7 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 19 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Brittany , France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> ~ 4,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Dragoon </Td> <Td> August 15 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 14 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Southern France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> 15,574 ( 7,301 killed , 5,804 wounded , 3,098 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Metz </Td> <Td> September , 1944 </Td> <Td> December , 1944 </Td> <Td> Metz , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Nancy </Td> <Td> September 5 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 15 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Nancy , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 2,851 + </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Market Garden </Td> <Td> September 17 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1944 </Td> <Td> The Netherlands </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 3,974 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hürtgen Forest </Td> <Td> September 19 , 1944 </Td> <Td> February 10 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Hurtgen Forest , German - Belgian border </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 33,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aachen </Td> <Td> October 2 , 1944 </Td> <Td> October 21 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Aachen , Germany </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Bulge </Td> <Td> December 16 , 1944 </Td> <Td> January 25 , 1945 </Td> <Td> The Ardennes , Belgium , Luxembourg , and Germany </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 89,500 ( 19,000 killed , 47,500 wounded , 23,000 missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Nordwind </Td> <Td> January 1 , 1945 </Td> <Td> January 25 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Alsace and Lorraine , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 12,000 ( 3,000 killed , 9,000 wounded or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colmar Pocket </Td> <Td> January 20 , 1945 </Td> <Td> February 9 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Alsace , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Start Date </Th> <Th> End Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Campaign </Th> <Th> U.S. Casualties </Th> <Th> Opposing Force </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Atlantic </Td> <Td> September 13 , 1941 </Td> <Td> May 8 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean , North Sea , Irish Sea , Labrador Sea , Gulf of St. Lawrence , Caribbean Sea , Gulf of Mexico , Outer Banks , Arctic Ocean </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Japan ( Possibly ) , Currently unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Torch </Td> <Td> November 8 , 1942 </Td> <Td> November 10 , 1942 </Td> <Td> Morocco and Algeria </Td> <Td> North African Campaign </Td> <Td> 1,200 ( 479 killed , 720 wounded ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Kasserine Pass </Td> <Td> February 19 , 1943 </Td> <Td> February 25 , 1943 </Td> <Td> Kasserine Pass , Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia Campaign </Td> <Td> 6,500 ( 1,000 + killed ) </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of El Guettar </Td> <Td> March 23 , 1943 </Td> <Td> April 7 , 1943 </Td> <Td> El Guettar , Tunisia </Td> <Td> Tunisia Campaign </Td> <Td> ~ 5,000 </Td> <Td> Germany and Kingdom of Italy </Td> <Td> 9,195 ( 2,572 killed , 5,946 wounded and 1,012 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Salerno </Td> <Td> September 9 , 1943 </Td> <Td> September 16 , 1943 </Td> <Td> Salerno , Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 4,870 </Td> <Td> Germany and Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monte Cassino </Td> <Td> January 17 , 1944 </Td> <Td> May 18 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Monte Cassino , Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 100,000 + ( Total allied casualties ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Anzio </Td> <Td> January 22 , 1944 </Td> <Td> June 5 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Anzio and Nettuno , Italy </Td> <Td> Italian Campaign </Td> <Td> 23,173 ( 5,538 killed , 15,558 wounded and 2,947 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Normandy </Td> <Td> June 6 , 1944 </Td> <Td> July 24 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Normandy , France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> 63,360 ( 16,293 killed , 43,221 wounded and 6,180 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle for Brest </Td> <Td> August 7 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 19 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Brittany , France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> ~ 4,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Dragoon </Td> <Td> August 15 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 14 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Southern France </Td> <Td> Operation Overlord </Td> <Td> 15,574 ( 7,301 killed , 5,804 wounded , 3,098 captured or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Metz </Td> <Td> September , 1944 </Td> <Td> December , 1944 </Td> <Td> Metz , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Nancy </Td> <Td> September 5 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 15 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Nancy , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 2,851 + </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Market Garden </Td> <Td> September 17 , 1944 </Td> <Td> September 25 , 1944 </Td> <Td> The Netherlands </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 3,974 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hürtgen Forest </Td> <Td> September 19 , 1944 </Td> <Td> February 10 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Hurtgen Forest , German - Belgian border </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 33,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Aachen </Td> <Td> October 2 , 1944 </Td> <Td> October 21 , 1944 </Td> <Td> Aachen , Germany </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Bulge </Td> <Td> December 16 , 1944 </Td> <Td> January 25 , 1945 </Td> <Td> The Ardennes , Belgium , Luxembourg , and Germany </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 89,500 ( 19,000 killed , 47,500 wounded , 23,000 missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Nordwind </Td> <Td> January 1 , 1945 </Td> <Td> January 25 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Alsace and Lorraine , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td> <Td> 12,000 ( 3,000 killed , 9,000 wounded or missing ) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colmar Pocket </Td> <Td> January 20 , 1945 </Td> <Td> February 9 , 1945 </Td> <Td> Alsace , France </Td> <Td> Siegfried Line campaign </Td>
where did the us fight first in ww2
where did the us fight first in ww2
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic