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 Finland
Soviet 7th Army attacking toward Viipuri
Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940
Germany
Sumner Welles in Berlin to offer American mediation
War in the West: Politics and diplomacy
France, Belgium, and Netherlands campaign, 1939-1940: Politics and diplomacy
German-American relations
Sumner Welles
Hitler approves draft of plans for invasion of Denmark and Norway
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Politics and diplomacy
Adolf Hitler
North Sea
Norwegian vessel Vestfoss sunk by Luftwaffe bombers
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
United Kingdom
London halts exports of German coal to Italy by sea
United Kingdom: International relations
Naval operations in Northwest European waters
Gibraltar
Convoy HG 21F departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Sierra Leone
Convoy SL 22F departs Freetown for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Atlantic Ocean
Italian vessel Mirella sunk by U-20
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Convoy OG 20 forms at sea for Gibraltar
Atlantic convoys
Caribbean Sea
German vessel Troja scuttled to avoid capture by RN cruiser Despatch off Aruba
Naval operations in the Caribbean
Axis blockade runners and supply ships
China
Battle of South Kwangsi: Japanese 22nd Army preparing defensive positions around Nanning while Chinese forces assemble for new attacks
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: 11
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013
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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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