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North Sea
Kriegsmarine S-boats sortie against southeast British coast
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

British vessel Hauxley sunk by Kriegsmarine S-boats
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

Two other British vessels sunk by S-boats
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

RN minesweeper Dundalk, damaged by mine on previous day, sunk while in tow
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

British vessel Frankrig sunk by mine
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

English Channel
Kriegsmarine destroyers Hans Lody, Karl Galster, Friedrich Ihn, and Eirch Steinbrinck, supported by 5th Torpedo Boat Flotilla, sortie toward British convoys near Land's End
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

RN cruisers Newcastle and Emerald and five destroyers sail to intercept Kriegsmarine force
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

British convoys diverts, RN and Kriegsmarine forces conduct brief, inconclusive engagement with minimal damage, and both sides withdraw
   Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944

United Kingdom
Luftwaffe raid against London
   Battle of Britain, 1940
   The Blitz, 1940-1945
   Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
   London during the war years

Convoy OB 230 departs Liverpool
   Atlantic convoys

Atlantic Ocean
British vessel Uskbridge sunk by U-93
   The U-Boat war, 1939-1945

British vessel Languedoc sunk by U-48
   The U-Boat war, 1939-1945

British vessel Scoresby sunk by U-48
   The U-Boat war, 1939-1945

Greek vessel Aenos sunk by U-38
   The U-Boat war, 1939-1945

Norwegian vessel Dokka sunk by U-93
   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: 15
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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