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 Russian Front
German 6th Army reducing encircled Soviet 62nd Army in the Don Bend
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
German 1st Panzer Army entering Maikop oilfields, but they have been destroyed by retreating Soviet forces
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Black Sea
Soviet vessel Sevastopol sunk by Kriegsmarine S-boat S-102
Naval operations in the Black Sea
North Sea
RAF Bomber Command sends 52 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
United Kingdom
Convoy OS 37 departs Liverpool for Freetown
Atlantic convoys
Luftwaffe raid on Colchester overnight
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bay of Biscay
U-578 sunk by RAF Free Czech aircraft
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Aircraft vs U-Boats
Gibraltar
Convoy WS 21S from the UK reaches Gibraltar and joins Operation Pedestal
Malta besieged, 1940-1942
Operation Pedestal
Malta convoys
Naval campaign for Malta, 1940-1942
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Operation Pedestal: Allied convoy departs Gibraltar for Malta with RN Force H providing heavy escort and covering force
Malta besieged, 1940-1942
Operation Pedestal
Malta convoys
Naval campaign for Malta, 1940-1942
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Malta
Operation Pedestal: Two transports escorted by two destroyers depart for Gibraltar
Malta besieged, 1940-1942
Operation Pedestal
Malta convoys
Naval campaign for Malta, 1940-1942
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Mediterranean Sea
Operation Pedestal: German and Italian submarines deploy to intercept anticipated Allied convoy
Malta besieged, 1940-1942
Operation Pedestal
Malta convoys
Naval campaign for Malta, 1940-1942
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Italian submarine Scire sunk by RN anti-submarine trawler Islay off Haifa
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Palestinian vessel Kharouf sunk by U-77
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Egypt
Churchill departs by air for Moscow via Tehran
Winston Churchill
Atlantic Ocean
British vessel Medon sunk by Italian submarine Giuliani
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Dutch vessel Strabo sunk by U-155
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Vivian P. Smith sunk by U-600
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Greek vessel Condylis sunk by U-660 and U-438
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Empire Reindeer sunk by U-660
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Cape Race sunk by U-660
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Oregon sunk by U-438
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Aleutian Islands
US 11th Air Force bombers attack Kiska Island
North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945
Air operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945
New Guinea
Japanese forces make heavy attacks against Kokoda
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Australian defenders withdraw from Kokoda
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Bismarck Archipelago
IJN heavy cruiser Kako sunk by USN submarine S-44 off Kavieng
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
China
US China Air Task Force aircraft attack Hankow
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
India
Continued anti-British riots
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: 27
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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