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D Day is a misnomer. The battle for the Normandy beachhead lasted a little longer than a day despite the name. The first day cost the Allies from 8,000 to 10,000 dead depending on your source. The Germans lost over 3,000 dead. There were much bloodier battles and many of them went on for days, weeks, and months without a winner.
The Anzio (Italy) beachhead was fought over from January, 1943 until a sucessful breakout resulted in the capture of Rome in June, 1944. Allied casaulties (USA/UK/CAN) numbered 4,400 dead and German casualities were 5,500 killed.
The Battle of Bulge could be said to last from 16 December, 1944 to the 25 of January, 1945. The USA lost over 19,000 men, the British 200, and the Germans were at least 83,000 dead. This was the bloodiest battle for the USA but not the bloodiest battle of the war.
In the East the Battle of Stalingrad went on for 7 months in 1942 and 43. Total military casualities 750,000 dead on both sides. Civilian casualities were 478,000 dead.
The Siege of Leningrad lasted September, 1941 to January, 1944. When the battle was over Soviet dead was (depending on your source) 650,000 to 810,000. Many of the dead were civilians.
A person could also make the claim that the Allied bombing campaigns could be battles as a city would be targeted for a series of bombings over a period of a day or two. Dresden lost 80,000 dead in one attack. Tokyo, Japan suffered over 100,000 dead in one series of raids.
D-Day was bloody, very bloody but it was far from the most deadly battle.
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What April battle lasted two days and had some of the bloodiest fighting in the war?
Battle of Shiloh
What are facts about the battle of Chickamauga?
was one of the two bloodiest days in American history
How many people died at Shiloh?
The Battle at Shiloh took the lives of over 23,000 soldiers. This battle spanned two days and was one of the bloodiest in the Civil War.
Who won battle of Britain World War 2?
The allies were successful in the Battle of Britain.
What was the civil war battle with the most deaths?
The battle of Antietam and Shiloh were the two bloodiest battles of the Civil war
What April battle lasted two days and had some of the bloodiest fighting in the war?
Battle of Shiloh
What are facts about the battle of Chickamauga?
was one of the two bloodiest days in American history
What was the bloodiest war battle?
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, was the bloodiest battle of the US Civil War. It produced over 50,000 casualties in dead, wounded, and missing combined between the two armies. The Confederacy lost 4,000 killed while the Union suffered 3,155 dead.
How many people died at Shiloh?
The Battle at Shiloh took the lives of over 23,000 soldiers. This battle spanned two days and was one of the bloodiest in the Civil War.
What were some of the battles in the Battle of Guadalcanal?
The bloodiest and largest battles were the sea fights surrounding Guadalcanal. Two of which were the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Friday the 13th. Two USN Admirals were killed in action during these sea battles.
What Civil War battle was the bloodiest?
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, was the bloodiest battle of the US Civil War. It produced over 50,000 casualties in dead, wounded, and missing combined between the two armies. The Confederacy lost 4,000 killed while the Union suffered 3,155 dead.
Where was the bloodiest civil war battle fought during the American civil war?
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, was the bloodiest battle of the US Civil War. It produced over 50,000 casualties in dead, wounded, and missing combined between the two armies. The Confederacy lost 4,000 killed while the Union suffered 3,155 dead.
Was the Bull Run the bloodiest battle?
yea No. Other Civil War battles were much bloodier than either of the two battles of Bull Run.
Was the Battle of the Bulge in World War I or Two?
The Battle of the Bulge was in World War Two.
What was the bloodiest day long battle of the Civil War?
Antietiem was the single bloodiest day not only in the civil war but in US military history with over 23,000 lost. However the Bloodiest two day battle was the Battle of Chickamauga with a total of 34,700. And of course the bloodiest battle of the Civil war was Gettysburg with 51,000 over 3 days -Chris.
Who was the battle against in the battle of Shiloh?
The Battle of Shiloh was the Confederacy (South) vs. the Union (North). The Battle of Shiloh took place at Pittsburg Landing, Harding County, Tennessee. The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War, and only lasted two days, April 6 & 7, 1862. The Union won this battle, and as a result, the Confederacy had to recede from much of Tennessee.
What were the two bloodiest battles in the civil war?
Antietam and Gettysburg
