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 Russian Front
German 6th Army breaks through Soviet 62nd Army and reaches the Don River
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
German 4th Panzer Army pushes east in the Kotelnikovo sector
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
German 1st Panzer Army captures Stavropol
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Black Sea
Soviet cruiser Molotov heavily damaged in attack by Luftwaffe and Italian MTBs
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Ukraine
From camp for prominent Soviet POWs, General Vlasov composes proposal for German-sponsored anti-Stalin Russian National Army
Russo-German War, 1941-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Russian Liberation Movement
Russian troops in German military service
General Andrey Vlasov
North Sea
U-335 sunk by RN submarine Saracen
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Mediterranean Sea
Italian vessel Monviso sunk by RN submarine United
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Gibraltar
Churchill departs by air for Egypt
Winston Churchill
Atlantic Ocean
British vessel Lochkatrine sunk by U-552
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Bombay sunk by U-605
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Tricula sunk by U-108
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Caroline Islands
Japanese vessel Naniwa Maru sunk by USN submarine Gudgeon near Truk
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Pacific Ocean
Australian vessel Dureenbee sunk by IJN submarine I-175
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
New Guinea
US 5th Air Force P-400 fighters attack Kokoda and Oivi
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
China
Chekiang-Kiangsi Operation: Harada Mixed Brigade of Japanese 13th Army captures Sungyang
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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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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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