The World at War

Wars

Armed Conflicts 1918-1948

The following is a small list of the major conflicts between 1918 and 1948. Some conflicts are not (yet) included. Feel free to send us further information.

November 11th 1918 - the War to end all Wars ends with an armistice
Finnish civil war 1917-18 Finns with German support vs. Russians
Russian Civil War
(Bolshevist vs. White Factions)
1918-24
1920-22
Caucasus
Far East
Arabian civil war 1919-26 Saudis vs. Hashemites
Baltic wars 1919-20 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania vs. Soviet Union
incl. Allied, German and Freecorps
Polish-Russian war 1920  
Greek/Turkish War 1920-23  
Irish civil war 1921-23 Anti-Treaty (DeValera) vs. Free State (Collins)
Nicaraguan Civil War 1925-32 Sandinista vs. Government, US intervention
Chinese Civil War (I) 1926-28 Nationalist (Kai-shek) vs. local Warlords
Chinese/Japanese War (I) 1931-32 Manchuko
Chaco War 1932-35 Bolivia vs. Paraguay
Chinese Civil War (II) 1934-35 Kai-shek vs. Langsi Soviets (Mao) - Long March
Ethiopia 1935-36 Abessinia vs. Italy
Spanish Civil War 1936-39 Nationalist vs. Republicans
Chinese/Japanese War (II) 1937-45 The Japanese occupation
Kansas-Lake and Kalchin Gol 1938-39 Japanese-Soviet borderclashes
Finnish Winterwar 1939-40 Finland vs. Soviet Union
Second World War - Europe 1939
1940
1940
1940
1940-42
1940-41
1941-45
1943-45
1940-45
1940-45
1944-45
1941-45
1939-45
Poland
Denmark/Norway
Netherlands/Belgium/France
Great Britain
Northafrica & Malta
Balcan
Russia
Italy
Convoy Battles - Naval Warfare in the West
Air Battle over Europe
The Second Front
Resistance and Partisan Warfare
The Secret War
Second World War - Asia/Pacific 1941-45 Carrier Battles - Warfare in the Pacific
China - Burma - India
Greek Civil War 1944-49  
Chinese Civil War (III) 1946-49 KMT vs. Communists
India-Pakistan 1947-49 Conflict for Kashmir
Arab-Israel war 1948-49  

Colonial Conflicts 1918-1948
November 11th 1918 - the War to end all Wars ends with an armistice
Irish war of Independence 1919-21  
Morrocan uprising 1921-27 Rif-Kabylen vs. Spain, later also France
Java 1926-27 Communist vs. Dutch Colonial
Indonesia 1945-50 Indonesian vs. Dutch Colonial
Indochine 1946-54 Viet-minh vs. French Colonial

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