Question: who were we fighting in world war 2
Answer: Lawrence , Caribbean Sea , Gulf of Mexico , Outer Banks , Arctic Ocean Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed Germany Japan ( Possibly ) , Currently unknown Operation Torch November 8 , 1942 November 10 , 1942 Morocco and Algeria North African Campaign 1,200 ( 479 killed , 720 wounded ) Germany Battle of the Kasserine Pass February 19 , 1943 February 25 , 1943 Kasserine Pass , Tunisia Tunisia Campaign 6,500 ( 1,000 + killed ) Germany and Italy Battle of El Guettar March 23 , 1943 April 7 , 1943 El Guettar , Tunisia Tunisia Campaign ~ 5,000 Germany and Kingdom of Italy 9,195 ( 2,572 killed , 5,946 wounded and 1,012 captured or missing ) Germany and Italy Battle of Salerno September 9 , 1943 September 16 , 1943 Salerno , Italy Italian Campaign 4,870 Germany and Italy Battle of Monte Cassino January 17 , 1944 May 18 , 1944 Monte Cassino , Italy Italian Campaign 100,000 + ( Total allied casualties ) Germany Battle of Anzio January 22 , 1944 June 5 ,