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 Germany
Swedish delegation begins series of meetings with Goering and then Hitler about allowing German supply trains to reach Norwegian border near Narvik
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Politics and diplomacy
Germany: International relations
Sweden: International relations
Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
Adolf Hitler
Norway
Germans force Quisling to resign as prime minister
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Politics and diplomacy
Norway: Home front and occupation
Vidkun Quisling
US military attache killed by Luftwaffe attack
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Politics and diplomacy
Air operations in Norway and Denmark, 1940
Norwegian 3rd Infantry Division with 2100 troops surrenders north of Kristiansand
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Elements of German 138th Mountain Regiment with an improvised armored train advance east from Trondheim toward Sweden
Invasion of Norway, 1940
British 24th Guards Brigade landing at Harstad near Narvik
Battle of Narvik, 1940
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Naval operations
More Luftwaffe Ju52s transport supplies to frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik
Battle of Narvik, 1940
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Air operations
RAF Bomber Command sends 11 aircraft to attack Stavanger airfield during the day
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Air operations
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 12 aircraft to attack Stavanger airfield again overnight
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Air operations
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
North Sea
RN aircraft carrier Furious launches air strikes against Ju52s on frozen Lake Hartvigvann near Narvik
Battle of Narvik, 1940
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Naval operations
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Air operations
U-49 sunk off Harstad by RN destroyers Brazen and Fearless
Invasion of Norway, 1940
Norway and Denmark campaign, 1940: Naval operations
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-1701 sunk by RN submarine Snapper
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-1702 sunk by RN submarine Snapper
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
France
Government agrees to new naval construction program with two battleships, three heavy cruisers, three destroyers, and eight submarines
France: Navies, seapower, and naval operations
Sierra Leone
Convoy SL 28 departs Freetown for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Bolivia
General Enrique Penaranda inaugurated as president following election in March
Bolivia
Australia
Troop convoy US 3 departs Victoria for Egypt with Australian 18th Infantry Brigade
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
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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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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