Ten classic battles
In the history of world development, the 20th century is the most important milestone in the development of campaigns, and human wars have gradually moved from mechanization to high-tech and informationization. As a part of war, war also moves from land and sea to sky and space, and from tangible battlefield to intangible space. Countless battles, air battles, naval battles and landing wars have formed the main theme of modern warfare. After countless battles, they effectively promoted the development of history and reviewed the modern history of the world.
Tenth: The Second Movement to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is the only war in the history of the world that defeated the "United Nations Army" with the strength of two countries. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the most classic battle was the second battle. After the first battle, the "United Nations Army" was unwilling to fail, and soon concentrated more than 200,000 troops from five armies to launch a general attack on the east-west line in an attempt to save the defeat. After the first world war, the volunteers decided to "lure the enemy deep, close the door and beat the dog." When the "United Nations Army" entered the area north of Qingjiangchuan, it was countered by volunteers, destroying an enemy and cutting off its retreat. Subsequently, under the attack of the Chinese and Korean soldiers and civilians, the "United Nations Army" suffered heavy losses again and had to retreat to the south of the 38th parallel. Volunteers pursued victory and immediately recovered Pyongyang. The 9 th Corps of the Eastern Front also launched a counterattack in the Changjin Lake area, which dealt a devastating blow to the three divisions of the US Army and successively recovered Xianxing, Yuanshan and Yuanshan. With the cooperation of the People's Army, the volunteers fought continuously for more than 40 days, annihilated more than 36,000 people of the "United Nations Army" and won the second battle with great victory. This battle not only recovered all the areas north of the 38th parallel (except Xiangyang), but also liberated the Yan 'an and Wengjin peninsulas south of the 38th parallel, forcing the "United Nations Army" to turn to defense and fundamentally reversing the pattern of the peninsula.
Ninth time: Gulf War
The Gulf War was 1990, a large-scale armed invasion of Iraq by western allies led by the United States. Its purpose is to restore the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo, but it is actually an armed invasion of Iraq. In this war, the US military used a large number of high-tech weapons for the first time and adopted a strategic system of all-round coordinated operations by land, sea, air, sky and electricity, from deep encirclement to key strikes. They have greatly demonstrated the advantages of modern warfare, and are the most modern ground battles. They have brought many inspirations to modern military strategy, campaign tactics and army building, and have had a very important impact on modern warfare.
Eighth: Kosovo air strike war
The air strike in Kosovo was1March 24, 1999, when NATO led by the United States launched an air strike against Yugoslavia. During this period, NATO dispatched 38,000 planes, launched and dropped about 23,000 bombs and missiles, and precision-guided weapons accounted for 35%. The air strike in Kosovo is a classic joint attack by aviation and missiles, and it is a typical "asymmetric war" between high technology and low technology. The presidential palace, radio stations, television stations, railways and bridges in the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior were all precisely attacked and destroyed under precise guidance. The whole campaign was dominated by long-range and high-altitude strikes, which dominated the war process and was a model of modern warfare. In the end, NATO hit Yugoslavia hard with zero combat casualties, which is of great significance to the development of modern international strategic pattern and military theory.
Seventh: Midway naval battle
Midway naval battle is a naval battle launched by the Japanese army to seize Midway Island, a US military base, after the US air strikes against Japan in the late World War II. To this end, the Japanese army dispatched more than 200 ships of various types, including eight carrier combat ships, under the command of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Before the war, the US military cracked the Japanese secret telegram, which led to the Japanese military's operational intention being controlled by the US military. Under the command of Admiral Nimitz, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, the US military secretly ambushed the Japanese navy near Midway Island. In this war, the US military sank four Japanese heavy main aircraft carriers at the cost of losing one aircraft carrier. After this war, the US military completely reversed the pattern of the Pacific War, ended the situation that the Japanese navy occupied the maritime superiority for a long time, and made the Japanese army gradually lose the initiative in the Pacific War, and the war situation appeared in favor of the allies.
Sixth: Normandy Landing War
The Normandy Landing War was a well-planned large-scale battle at the end of World War II, when the vanguard troops of nine allies, mainly Britain and the United States, seized Normandy and landed in France. The Allies adopted the tactics of introducing from the east to the west, and skillfully used electronic warfare. After the successful landing war, 2.88 million allied troops flooded into France, successfully opening up the second battlefield in Europe. The Normandy landing war was the largest and longest-lasting landing war during World War II. It is also the largest landing war at sea in the history of the world. Its victory announced the transformation of the battlefield pattern in Europe and accelerated the collapse of Nazi Germany. At the same time, it also means that Nazi Germany fell into a situation of fighting on both sides, which reduced the pressure on the Soviet Union in the Soviet-German battlefield and played an important role in launching a counterattack against the Soviet Union. At the same time, the US military can also withdraw from the European battlefield and put its main force into the Pacific battlefield to fight against the Japanese army, thus accelerating the end of World War II.
Fifth: British air combat.
The Great Britain Air War took place in 1940. Nazi Germany invaded Britain and seized the air superiority. The goal is to destroy British fortifications and the Royal Air Force. At the beginning of the war, the Nazi Germans dispatched three air teams, 2669 fighters and bombers, while the British only had 1200 fighters and bombers. With the escalation of the war, the two sides dispatched more than 4,000 planes. Because the British army at that time had mastered advanced radar technology, the Nazi Germans never gained air superiority. The British air combat was also the largest air combat during the whole World War II, and it was also the largest air combat since the advent of the aircraft.
Fourth: Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein was a classic battle in North Africa during World War II. 1In July, 942, Rommel, known as the "fox of the desert", planned to launch a strategic attempt to occupy Egypt and then control the Suez Canal. The allied forces lost in the early stage and were almost driven out of North Africa by the German-Italian allied forces. Later, the British army quickly assembled eight brigades to fight under the leadership of Montgomery. At this time, the British army was dominant, and the air force was five times that of the German army. Tanks are twice as many as German tanks. What's more, the British cracked the German code and learned every detail of the German attack. Rommel's desperate attack is tantamount to suicide. In the end, Rommel ignored Hitler's strict orders and began to retreat from Alaman. This war is an important turning point in the African battlefield. After the war, it marked that the Allies entered the stage of strategic counterattack, the initiative of the war fell into the hands of the British, and the Axis countries began to retreat strategically in the battlefield in North Africa.
Third: Huaihai Campaign
Huaihai Campaign is a large-scale war in China and a defensive war organized by Chiang Kai-shek clique to guard against our army's attack on Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek deployed 600,000 heavy troops in the Huaihai area, which was later increased to 800,000 with the intensification of the war. Our army invested 600,000 troops. Under the command of Su Yu and others, they adopted the tactics of "eating one, clamping one and watching another" to divide and surround the national army, and finally they were defeated one by one. Du Tuan was gradually annihilated and compressed in Xuzhou area, and finally Chiang Kai-shek was wiped out with fewer victories and won an all-round victory. Huaihai Campaign was the most tragic battle in modern China, with the largest number of enemies wiped out, the greatest political influence and the most complicated battle situation. It was written into military textbooks of many countries. After this war, the main force of the national army disappeared and it was unable to compete with our army. Our army liberated the vast area north of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and laid the foundation for national reunification.
Second: Battle of Stalingrad.
The Battle of Stalingrad was the final decisive battle between the Soviet Union and Germany in July 1942. Nazi Germans attempted to occupy Stalingrad and launched a campaign against the Soviet Union with the goal of cutting off the strategic supply line of the Soviet Union. In the early stage, the German offensive was fierce, and the Soviet army was losing ground, but tenacious resistance slowed down the German offensive. The cold winter made it impossible for the Germans to guard against it, and it was difficult for them to supply. Many soldiers starved to death. The combat effectiveness is rapidly declining. In June 5438 +065438+10, the Soviet army launched a counterattack with the most advanced Katyusha rocket launcher at that time. The Germans suffered heavy losses and were forced to surrender. The victory of the Battle of Stalingrad ended the offensive posture of the German southern cluster, and also fundamentally changed the overall strength of the Soviet Union and the German army. It was also a strategic turning point in the eastern battlefield of World War II, which broke Nazi Germany's ambition to destroy the Soviet Union and dominate the world. The battle of Stalingrad.
First: Battle of Verdun-Somme.
The Battle of Verdun was the key attack launched by the German army on Verdun, the strategic hub of the French army, in19/6. This battle is also known as the "king of land warfare". German troops attacked Verdun and met with stubborn resistance from British and French allied forces. The front-line forces of the German and French armies are 3: 1, and the artillery contrast is 7: 1. In order to win, both sides continue to strengthen their strength. In the end, the two sides invested 153 divisions, 1000 guns and 1000 planes in the war. In the end, the British and French allied forces won a disastrous victory at the cost of 6 1000 people, and the Germans lost 650 thousand people. In this battle, the British army used a new type of weapon-tank for the first time, which is also the first time in the world.