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 Soviet UnionConvoy PQ 15 arrives Murmansk Naval operations in Arctic waters Arctic convoys Russian FrontXXXIX Panzer Korps of German 16th Army battles into Tikhvin Soviet winter offensive, November 1941 - May 1942 Relief column from German 16th Army breaks through, opening route to encircled Gruppe Scherer in Kholm and lifting the siege Soviet winter offensive, November 1941 - May 1942 Soviet Bryansk Front offensive toward Orel postponed several days Soviet winter offensive, November 1941 - May 1942 NorwayGerman vessel Konsul Carl Visser sunk by RAF aircraft Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 GermanyRAF Bomber Command sends 77 aircraft to attack Stuttgart overnight Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Bomber Command: Operations and missions FranceMarshal Petain orders Vichy French forces to defend Madagascar against British invasion Madagascar campaign, 1942 Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain RAF Fighter Command Circus operations Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions RAF Fighter Command Rodeo operations Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944 Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions ItalyConvoy departs Naples for Benghazi with two vessels escorted by Italian destroyers Vivaldi and Turbine and torpedo boats Pegaso and Cosenz Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 MaltaFurther food rationing introduced Malta besieged, 1940-1942 Atlantic OceanUS vessel Munger T. Ball sunk by U-507 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Canadian vessel Lady Drake sunk by U-106 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 US vessel Joseph M. Cudahy sunk by U-507 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Stanbank sunk by U-103 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 US vessel Afoundria sunk by U-108 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 United StatesGeneral Carl Spaatz appointed to command US 8th Air Force in England Eighth Air Force (US) General Carl Spaatz Coral SeaUS vessel John Adams sunk by IJN submarine I-21 Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific Philippine IslandsJapanese 61st Infantry Regiment lands on Corregidor Island overnight Philippines campaign, 1941-1942 Naval operations in the Philippines, 1941-1942 JapanIJN ordered to prepare for invasion of Midway Island Battle of Midway, June 1942 ThailandThai 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Infantry Divisions deploying from Chiang Rai to occupy northeastern Burma in conjunction with Japanese forces Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 ChinaChekiang-Kiangsi Operation: Elements of Japanese 11th Army attack Chinese 128th Infantry Division southwest of Hankow Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Yunnan Front: Japanese spearheads advancing from Burma reach west bank of Salween River at the recently demolished Hui-tung bridge Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 American Volunteer Group P-40 fighters claim seven victories during Japanese air raid on Paoshan Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater American Volunteer Group BurmaWith his headquarters in Indaw, General Stilwell discovers road and rail connections are blocked by Japanese forces Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 Elements of Japanese 213th Infantry Brigade occupy Akyab Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 USAAF B-17 bombers attack Rangoon Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater MadagascarOperation Ironclad: Vichy French auxiliary cruiser Bougainville sunk by British carrier-based aircraft Madagascar campaign, 1942 Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal Operation Ironclad: Vichy French submarine Beveziers sunk by RN warships Madagascar campaign, 1942 Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal Operation Ironclad: RN corvette Auricula damaged by mine and subsequently sinks Madagascar campaign, 1942 Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal Operation Ironclad: British 17th Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Brigade, and No. 5 Commando land near Diego Suarez Madagascar campaign, 1942 Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal 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: 31
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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