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Raising The Flag on Iwo Jima

On February 23rd, 1945, the war in Europe was almost over, but for the Empire of Japan and the United States of America, the Pacific Theatre was still host of major battles, with no clear end in sight. One of those battles was the famous battle of Iwo Jima.

  • 23 February 2015
Gladiator Glory!

Join the Gladiator team, get unique decals and a special “Gladiator Mk.IIS” aircraft!

  • 21 February 2015
The Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive

Participate in the historical battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket between forces of the USSR and Germany and receive additional 30% Silver Lion rewards!

  • 17 February 2015
Realistic battles event: Combined battles

Pilots and Tankers! The Experimental Challenges continue - Take part in this weekend’s special event, where aircraft and armoured vehicles confront one another once again in Realistic battles, without any enemy markers!

 

  • 7 February 2015
Operation Uranus

Participate in the 'Operation Uranus' event in Realistic and Simulator Battles and gain additional 50% Silver Lions!

  • 2 February 2015
Chronicles of World War II - Simulator Special

Join our special Simulator event as part of the Chronicles of World War II and experience massive air-and-land battles featuring 'join in progress'!

  • 19 January 2015
Operation Uranus

‘Operation Uranus’ was a Soviet counter-offensive against the German attack on the city of Stalingrad. It led to the defeat of the German 6th Army and the capture of over 300.000 Axis soldiers.

  • 19 November 2014
Halloween in War Thunder!

Finish the race with the winning results (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) at least THREE times during the Halloween special event, and win Po-2, legendary collectable byplane of the unique Soviet Women 46th “Taman” Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, also known as “Night Witches”. The Halloween night races are open only for reserve planes of all nations! Gaming mode of the special event - Realistic Battles.

  • 30 October 2014
"Formula War Thunder": Training Run

The last racing weekend showed great interest from the players to the new game mode. In the future, we plan to further develop air-races: you are about to take the first few steps and participate in the preliminary time trials and, of course, prizes are waiting on the podium of "Formula War Thunder"! In the meantime, we suggest you to hone your skills with the training flights on the map Tropical Island!

  • 24 October 2014
Rapid Fire!

Join the 'Rapid Fire!' event this weekend and battle in AA vehicles for victory and additional Research Points and Silver Lions! Are you brave enough to call-in air support in this battle of AA only?

  • 17 October 2014
Large Calibers

Join the “Large Calibers” event this weekend and gain additional 20% RP and 20% RP while flying the true beasts of aviation, equipped with 37mm cannons at minimum!

  • 26 September 2014
Curling!

Participate in our special 'Curling' Arcade event and bring your team to victory, while profiting from additional Silver Lions and Research Points!

  • 19 September 2014
Battle of Britain Day

On September the 15th, a day that would become known as “Battle of Britain Day”, over 1500 aircraft from both the RAF and Luftwaffe took part in the most ferocious air battle of the campaign

  • 15 September 2014
Biathlon

Participate in our special 'Biathlon' event and bring your team to victory, while profiting from additional Silver Lions and Research Points!

  • 12 September 2014
'The Sky is for Heroes' for Realistic Battles

Only the best will reach the heights! The new Realistic Battles event with both air and ground vehicles is now available for you to try in the “Events” mode

  • 10 September 2014
The beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

The greatest battle against fascism started 72 years ago when a tremendously powerful German army began advancing towards Stalingrad.

  • 17 July 2014
The sky is for heroes

Only the best will reach the heights! The new Arcade mission with both air and ground vehicles is now available for you to try in the “Events” mode. Gain the opportunity to use aircraft in a ground battle by defeating three enemies.

  • 14 July 2014
When Steel crushed Steel: The Battle of Prokhorovka

Take part in the Realistic tank-only battles on four Eastern front maps. Only the vehicles that were actually used in the Prokhorovka battle are allowed.

  • 11 July 2014