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A wave of five U-boats sails from new German base at Bergen
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
U-Boat bases and bunkers
Germany
Hitler meets with Prime Minister Count Pal Teleki of Hungary and promises to support Hungarian territorial demands against Rumania
German-Hungarian relations
Adolf Hitler
France
French National Assembly votes to end the Third Republic
France: Home front and occupation
Fall of the Third Republic
Vichy France
Petain signs bills naming himself head of state, giving head of state complete executive and legislative powers, and adjourning the National Assembly
France: Home front and occupation
Fall of the Third Republic
Vichy France
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain
RAF Bomber Command sends 40 aircraft to attack airfields at Amiens and St Omer during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
English Channel
British vessel Tascalusa sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft
Battle of Britain, 1940
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
North Sea
British vessel Waterloo sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft
Battle of Britain, 1940
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
United Kingdom
According to some reckonings, this marks the opening of the Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Heavy Luftwaffe attacks on multiple targets
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Luftwaffe fighter sweep near Dover intercepted by RAF fighters
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
609 Fighter Command daylight sorties with 6 RAF fighters lost and 13 Luftwaffe losses
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF No. 310 Fighter Squadron formed with Free Czech pilots
United Kingdom: Air forces, airpower, and air operations
Czecho-Slovakia: Armed forces
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force
Convoy OA 182 departs Methil
Atlantic convoys
Convoy OB 181 departs Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Gibraltar
Convoy HG 38 departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Italy
Italian destroyer Pancaldo sunk in Augusta by Fleet Air Arm Swordfish bombers from RN aircraft carrier Eagle
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Mediterranean Sea
French vessel Cheik sunk by Italian submarine Scire
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Malta
Convoy MS 1 departs Malta for Alexandria, including evacuation of British civilians and dependents
Malta besieged, 1940-1942
Malta convoys
Naval campaign for Malta, 1940-1942
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Western Desert
Italian air force attacks Sidi Barrani with twelve SM-79 bombers
Outbreak of war in the Desert and Graziani's offensive, 1940
Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
RAF Blenheim bombers attack targets outside Tobruk
Outbreak of war in the Desert and Graziani's offensive, 1940
Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Kenya
Italian forces from Ethiopia renew attack against 1st King's African Rifles at Moyale
Italian East Africa campaigns, 1940-1941
The King's African Rifles
British Somaliland
1st East African Light Battery arrives at Berbera
Italian East Africa campaigns, 1940-1941
Atlantic Ocean
Dutch vessel Alwaki sunk by U-61
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Finnish vessel Petsamo sunk by U-34
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Davisian sunk by German raider Widder
Naval operations in the North Atlantic
German merchant raiders and their supply ships
German raider Pinguin resupplies U-boat UA over the course of seven days
German merchant raiders and their supply ships
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
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: 26
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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