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World War II battles that start with S
The full list of World War II battles starting with S: 27 names, taken from the 238 answers to “Name a battle or major campaign of the Second World War” in Icillion.
World War II battles that begin with S
- Saipanalso Battle of Saipan
- Salamaua-Lae Campaignalso Lae
- Salernoalso Battle of Salerno, Operation Avalanche
- Santa Cruz Islandsalso Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
- Savo Islandalso Battle of Savo Island
- Sedanalso Battle of Sedan
- Seelow Heightsalso Battle of the Seelow Heights, Battle of Seelow Heights
- Sevastopolalso Siege of Sevastopol, Battle of Sevastopol
- Shanghaialso Battle of Shanghai
- Sibuyan Seaalso Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
- Sicilyalso Invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky, Husky
- Sidi Rezeghalso Battle of Sidi Rezegh
- Siege of Budapestalso Battle of Budapest, Budapest
- Siege of Myitkyinaalso Myitkyina
- Singaporealso Fall of Singapore, Battle of Singapore
- Sinking of the Bismarckalso Bismarck, Hunt for the Bismarck
- Sittang Bridgealso Battle of Sittang Bridge
- Slim Riveralso Battle of Slim River
- Smolenskalso Battle of Smolensk
- St Nazaire Raidalso Operation Chariot
- Stalingradalso Battle of Stalingrad
- Stonnealso Battle of Stonne
- Summaalso Battle of Summa
- Sunda Straitalso Battle of Sunda Strait
- Suomussalmialso Battle of Suomussalmi
- Surigao Straitalso Battle of Surigao Strait
- Syria-Lebanon Campaignalso Syria Campaign
About this list
- S is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 27 of the 238 World War II battles (11%).
- Shortest: “Sedan”. Longest: “Sinking of the Bismarck”.
- 15 names have more than one word.
- 27 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many World War II battles start with S?
- 27 of the 238 World War II battles in Icillion start with S, for example Stalingrad, Singapore and Sicily.
- What is the longest name among World War II battles that start with S?
- The longest is “Sinking of the Bismarck” and the shortest is “Sedan”.
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