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 Russian Front
Soviet 62nd Army encircled in the Don Bend
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
German 1st Panzer Army reaches Maikop
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
German 17th Army captures Krasnodar
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Black Sea
Soviet cruiser Krasny Krym and destroyer Nezamozhnik evacuate troops and supplies from Novorossisk to Batum
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Germany
RAF Bomber Command sends 192 aircraft to attack Osnabruck overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 13 aircraft on intruder operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
France
RAF Fighter Command Rodeo operations
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force fighters feint Rodeo operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 18 aircraft to attack Le Havre overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Iran
Ahmad Qavam becomes Prime Minister
Iran: Home front and occupation
Egypt
General Alexander arrives Cairo, soon to take command of Allied Middle East theater
North Africa campaigns and the Mediterranean, 1940-1943: Politics and diplomacy
Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander
Atlantic Ocean
U-98 conducts minelaying operations off Jacksonville, Florida
Naval operations on the US East Coast
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel San Emiliano sunk by U-155
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Radchurch sunk by U-176
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Dutch vessel Mendenau sunk by U-752
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Norwegian vessel Malmanger sunk by U-130
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
South Atlantic
German raiders Michel and Stier part company
Naval operations in the South Atlantic
German merchant raiders and their supply ships
British vessel Dalhousie sunk by German raider Stier
Naval operations in the South Atlantic
German merchant raiders and their supply ships
Canada
Convoy HX 202 departs Halifax for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Solomon Islands
Battle of Savo Island: IJN task force conducts night attack on USN warships and transport vessels unloading supplies
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: USN heavy cruiser Chicago damaged by IJN warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: USN destroyer Patterson damaged by IJN warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: RAN heavy cruiser Canberra heavily damaged by IJN warships and subsequently scuttled
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: IJN light cruiser Tenryu damaged by Allied warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: USN heavy cruiser Astoria sunk by IJN warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: IJN heavy cruiser Chokai damaged by Allied warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: IJN heavy cruiser Aoba damaged by Allied warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: USN heavy cruiser Quincy sunk by IJN warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: USN heavy cruiser Vincennes sunk by IJN warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: USN destroyer Ralph Talbot damaged by IJN warships
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
Battle of Savo Island: IJN task force withdraws without attacking US transports
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
USN warships and transports withdraw, leaving Marines on Guadalcanal and outlying islands isolated
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943: Naval engagements
Battle of Savo Island, August 1942
USN destroyer Jarvis sunk by Japanese aircraft
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
Fighting around Deniki and Kokoda
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
US 5th Air Force bombers attack Salamaua
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
Bismarck Archipelago
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Rabaul and Gasmata on New Britain
Air siege of Rabaul
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
French Indochina
US China Air Task Force aircraft staging from China attack Haiphong
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
India
Gandhi and Nehru arrested for anti-British activities
India: Home front and occupation
India: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Mohandas Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Beginning of weeks of anti-British riots and sabotage
India: Home front and occupation
India: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
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: 39
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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