Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
June 10, 1940 – May 2, 1945 · North Africa
Result Allied victory
Axis and Allied forces fought land, sea and air campaigns for the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and southern Europe. The Allies prevailed, knocking Italy out of the war and clearing the Axis from Africa.
Allies
Axis
Battles 12
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Adriatic campaign of World War II April 1939 – May 1945 · Allied victory
- Action of 1 November 1944 1944 · British victory
- Battle of Ist February 29, 1944 · Free French victory
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North African campaign June 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943 · Allied victory
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Western Desert campaign June 11, 1940 – February 4, 1943 · Allied victory
- Italian invasion of Egypt September 9–16, 1940 · Italian victory
- Siege of Giarabub December 1940 – March 21, 1941 · Commonwealth victory
- Operation Compass December 9, 1940 – February 9, 1941 · British victory
- Battle of Sidi Barrani December 10–11, 1940 · British victory
- Capture of Kufra January 31 – March 1, 1941 · Allied victory
- Operation Sonnenblume February 6 – May 25, 1941 · Axis victory
- Siege of Tobruk April 10 – November 27, 1941 · Allied victory
- Operation Brevity May 15–16, 1941 · Inconclusive
- Operation Skorpion May 26–27, 1941 · German victory
- Operation Flipper November 10–18, 1941 · Axis victory
- Battle of Gazala May 26 – June 21, 1942 · Axis victory
- Axis capture of Tobruk June 21, 1942 · Axis victory
- Battle of Mersa Matruh June 29, 1942 · German–Italian victory
- First Battle of El Alamein July 1–27, 1942 · Stalemate
- Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield July 27, 1942 · Allied victory
- Battle of Alam el Halfa August 30 – September 5, 1942 · British victory
- Operation Agreement September 13–14, 1942 · Axis victory
- Second Battle of El Alamein October 23 – November 11, 1942 · Allied victory
- Operation Battleaxe June 15–17, 1941 · Axis victory
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Operation Crusader November 18 – December 30, 1941 · Allied victory
- Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941) November 19, 1941 · Italian victory
- Battle of Point 175 November 29 – December 1, 1941 · Italian victory
- Action at Bir el Gubi (December 1941) December 4–7, 1941 · Axis victory
- Sonderkommando Blaich January 21, 1942 · Axis victory
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Tunisian campaign November 17, 1942 – May 13, 1943 · Allied victory
- Run for Tunis November 10 – December 25, 1942 · Axis victory
- Battle of Sidi Bou Zid February 14–17, 1943 · German victory
- Battle of Kasserine Pass February 19–25, 1943
- Operation Ochsenkopf February 26 – March 4, 1943 · Allied victory
- Battle of Medenine March 6, 1943 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Mareth Line March 16–31, 1943 · British victory
- Battle of El Guettar March 23, 1943 · Indecisive
- Battle of Wadi Akarit April 6–7, 1943 · Allied victory
- Battle of Longstop Hill April 22–23, 1943 · British victory
- Battle of Hill 609 April 27 – May 1, 1943 · American victory
- Operation Flax April 27, 1943 · Allied victory
- Operation Retribution May 8–13, 1943 · Allied victory
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Battle of the Mediterranean June 10, 1940 – May 2, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Espero Convoy June 28, 1940
- Battle of Cape Spada July 19, 1940 · British victory
- Operation Hurry July 31 – August 4, 1940 · British victory
- Action off Cape Passero October 12, 1940 · British victory
- Operation MB 8 November 4–11, 1940 · British victory
- Action in the Strait of Otranto November 12, 1940 · British victory
- Operation Excess January 10–11, 1941 · British victory
- Operation Abstention February 25–28, 1941 · Italian victory
- Raid on Souda Bay March 26, 1941 · Italian victory
- Battle of Cape Matapan March 27–29, 1941 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Tarigo Convoy April 16, 1941 · British victory
- Operation Substance July 28, 1941 · British victory
- Mediterranean U-boat campaign of World War II September 21, 1941 · Allied victory
- Operation Halberd September 27, 1941 · British victory
- Battle of the Duisburg Convoy November 9, 1941 · British victory
- Battle of Cape Bon (1941) December 13, 1941 · Allied victory
- First Battle of Sirte December 17, 1941 · Inconclusive
- Second Battle of Sirte March 22, 1942
- Operation Harpoon (1942) June 12–15, 1942 · Italian–German victory
- Operation Vigorous June 16, 1942 · Italian–German victory
- Operation Pedestal August 3–15, 1942
- Battle of Skerki Bank December 2, 1942 · British victory
- Raid on Algiers December 11, 1942 · Italian victory
- Battle of the Cigno Convoy April 16, 1943 · Italian victory
- Raid on Santorini April 24, 1944 · Allied victory
- Operation Dragoon August 15 – September 14, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Ligurian Sea March 18, 1945 · British victory
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Siege of Malta (World War II) June 11, 1940 – November 20, 1942 · Allied victory
- Operation Excess January 10–11, 1941 · British victory
- Bombing of Bahrain in World War II October 19, 1940 · Italian victory
- Anglo-Iraqi War May 2–31, 1941 · Allied victory
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Syria–Lebanon campaign June 8 – July 14, 1941 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Litani River June 9, 1941 · British commonwealth victory
- Battle of Jezzine (1941) June 13, 1941 · Australian victory
- Battle of Kissoué June 15–17, 1941 · Allied victory
- Battle of Damascus (1941) June 18–21, 1941 · Allied victory
- Battle of Palmyra (1941) July 1, 1941 · British-Jordanian victory
- Battle of Deir ez-Zor (1941) July 3, 1941 · Allied victory
- Battle of Beirut (1941) July 12, 1941 · Allied victory
- Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran August 25 – September 17, 1941 · Anglo-Soviet victory
- Raid on Alexandria (1941) December 19, 1941 · Italian victory
- Operation Mammoth June 15–29, 1943 · Operation failure
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Italian campaign July 9, 1943 – May 2, 1945 · Allied victory
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Allied invasion of Sicily July 9 – August 17, 1943 · Allied victory
- Operation Ladbroke July 9–10, 1943 · British victory
- Operation Fustian July 13–16, 1943 · British victory
- Battle of Troina July 31 – August 6, 1943 · Allied victory
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Allied invasion of Italy September 3–16, 1943 · Allied victory
- Operation Baytown September 3, 1943 · Allied victory
- Operation Slapstick September 9, 1943 · British success
- Operation Avalanche September 9, 1943 · Allied victory
- Armistice of Cassibile September 3, 1943
- Operation Achse September 8–19, 1943 · Axis victory
- Gran Sasso raid September 12, 1943
- Four Days of Naples September 30, 1943 · Resistance victory
- Air raid on Bari December 2, 1943 · German victory
- Battle of Monte la Difensa December 3–9, 1943 · Allied victory
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Moro River campaign December 4–26, 1943
- Battle of Ortona December 20–28, 1943 · Canadian victory
- Battle of San Pietro Infine December 8–17, 1943 · Allied victory
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Battle of Monte Cassino January 17 – May 18, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Rapido River January 22, 1944 · German victory
- Operation Diadem May 11–23, 1944 · Allied victory
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Battle of Anzio January 22 – June 4, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Cisterna January 30 – February 2, 1944 · German victory
- Battle of Ancona June 16 – July 18, 1944 · Allied victory
- Invasion of Elba June 17–19, 1944 · Allied victory
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Operation Olive August 25 – December 31, 1944 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Gemmano September 4–15, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Rimini (1944) September 13–21, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of San Marino September 17–20, 1944 · Allied victory
- Bombing of Gorla October 20, 1944
- Battle of Monte Castello November 25, 1944 – February 21, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of Garfagnana December 26–28, 1944 · Axis victory
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Spring 1945 offensive in Italy April 6 – May 2, 1945 · Allied victory
- Operation Tombola March 27 – April 23, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of Bologna April 9–21, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Argenta Gap April 12–19, 1945 · Allied victory
- Operation Herring April 19–23, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of Collecchio April 26–29, 1945 · Allied victory
- Race for Trieste April 30 – May 2, 1945 · Allied victory
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Dodecanese campaign September 8 – November 22, 1943 · German victory
- Battle of Leros September 26 – November 16, 1943 · German victory
- Battle of Kos (1943) October 3–4, 1943 · German victory