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Soviet Union
Turkish Foreign Minister Saracoglu opens treaty negotiations with Molotov in Moscow
   Turkey: International relations
   Soviet Union: International relations
   V. M. Molotov

Estonia
Soviet vessel Metallist sunk by Soviet torpedo boat Tucha in Narva Bay, but loss blamed on Polish submarine in order to put pressure on Estonian government
   Estonia: International relations
   Soviet Union: International relations
   Naval operations in the Baltic Sea

As Soviet aircraft fly over Tallinn to exert pressure, government agrees to mutual assistance pact with Moscow
   Estonia: International relations
   Soviet Union: International relations

Poland
Kriegsmarine battleships Schlesien and Schleswig-Holstein bombard Polish positions at Hela
   Polish campaign, 1939
   Polish campaign, 1939: Naval operations

Elements of German 207th Infantry Division attack Hela
   Polish campaign, 1939

Luftwaffe aircraft attack Polish positions at Modlin
   Polish campaign, 1939
   Polish campaign, 1939: Air operations

German 8th Army begins major attack against Warsaw
   Polish campaign, 1939

Polish forts in southern Warsaw fall to German 8th Army
   Polish campaign, 1939

Secret messenger from Marshal Rydz-Smigly arrives in Warsaw by air with orders to form a clandestine military organization and surrender the city to prevent further loss of civilians
   Polish campaign, 1939
   Poland: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance

Polish commander in Warsaw asks for terms of surrender
   Polish campaign, 1939

Remnants of Polish forces near Bilgoraj surrender to Soviets
   Polish campaign, 1939
   Polish campaign, 1939: Soviet intervention

Germany
Swedish mediator Birger Dahlerus confers with Hitler regarding possible peace settlement with London
   International relations: Outbreak of war in Europe
   Adolf Hitler

France
French Communist Party outlawed
   France: Home front and occupation
   France: Politics

Gibraltar
Convoy HG 1 departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
   Atlantic convoys

Convoy HG 1F departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
   Atlantic convoys

China
First Battle of Changsha: In central sector, 33rd Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army captures Nanlouling and Taoshukang
   Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945

First Battle of Changsha: On western flank, 13th Infantry Division and 6th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army push across the Milo River and advance to the south toward Changsha
   Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945


Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight.

Entries on file for this date: 17
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013

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Principal sources for this War Diary
Alden. U.S. Submarine Attacks during World War II
Argyle. Chronology of World War II
Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two
Browning. US Merchant Vessel Casualties of World War II
Carter and Mueller. Combat Chronology, 1941-1945
Cressman. The Official Chronology of the US Navy in World War II
Edelheit and Edelheit. A World in Turmoil
Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes)
Goralski. World War II Almanac, 1931-1945
Hague. The Allied Convoy System
Hammel. Air War Europa
Hammel. Air War Pacific
Hauner. Hitler: A Chronology of His Life and Time
Kay. Chronology: New Zealand in the War, 1939-1946
Middlebrook and Everitt. Bomber Command War Diaries
Niestle. German U-Boat Losses during World War II
Rohwer. Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two
Rohwer. Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two
Rohwer. Chronology of the War at Sea
Salmaggi and Pallavisini. 2194 Days of War
Sommerville. World War II Day by Day
Swain. A Chronology of Australian Armed Forces at War, 1939-45
Taylor. Barbarossa to Berlin (two volumes)
Williams. Chronology, 1941-1945
Young. Britain's Sea War

Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources.

Many additional volumes were consulted for specific topics.
 

 

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