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 Norwegian Sea
Norwegian vessel Prinsesse Ragnhild sunk by RN submarine Taku off Bodo
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Germany
Radio Berlin broadcasts endorsement of German-Arab relations
Germany: International relations
Near East Campaigns, 1940-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer sails for the North Atlantic
Naval operations in the North Atlantic
RAF Bomber Command sends aircraft to attack Berlin, Emden, and other targets overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Strategic bombing of Berlin
Luxembourg
Chamber of Deputies and Council of State dissolved
Germany: Occupied territories
Luxembourg: Home front and occupation
Luxembourg: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
France
Pierre Laval appointed Foreign Minister of Vichy government
Vichy France
Pierre Laval
Hitler and Franco with their entourages confer at Hendaye
Spanish-German relations
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Franco tells Hitler that Spain will join the war as soon Germany provides a full measure of economic and military assistance
Spanish-German relations
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Hitler later remarks about his meeting with Franco: I would prefer having three or four teeth pulled rather than go through such an experience again
Spanish-German relations
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
United Kingdom
Louis Rougier consults with Lord Halifax on behalf of Marshal Petain regarding Anglo-French reconciliation
Anglo-French relations
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain
Lord Halifax
Convoy OB 233 departs Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
No Luftwaffe daylight activity due to poor weather conditions
Battle of Britain, 1940
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Luftwaffe aircraft bomb London and Glasgow overnight
Battle of Britain, 1940
The Blitz, 1940-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
London during the war years
Italy
Radio Rome broadcasts endorsement of Italian-Arab relations
Italy: International relations
Near East Campaigns, 1940-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Canada
Fifth group of USN destroyers transferred to RN at Halifax
Naval operations on the Atlantic coast of the Americas
Anglo-American relations
Destroyers for bases deal
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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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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