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 Arctic Ocean
Soviet ice-breaker Sibiyakov sunk by Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer
Naval operations in Arctic waters
Kriegsmarine minelayer Ulm sunk by RN destroyers Marne, Martin, and Onslaught
Naval operations in Arctic waters
Russian Front
Soviet attacks in the Demyansk sector
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Soviet 62nd Army and 64th Army conduct unsuccessful counterattacks in Stalingrad sector
Battle of Stalingrad, August 1942 - February 1943
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
City of Stalingrad declared under state of siege and martial law imposed by Soviet government
Battle of Stalingrad, August 1942 - February 1943
After heavy fighting, German 1st Panzer Army captures Mozdok on the Terek River
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Ukraine
At his Vinnitsa headquarters, Hitler orders construction of Atlantic Wall in France
Atlantic Wall
Adolf Hitler
Baltic Sea
German vessel F. Bohmke sunk by mine
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Greece
US MEAF bombers attack Corinth Canal
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Mediterranean Sea
RN destroyers Aldenham and Eridge bombard Axis positions in Egypt
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
Atlantic Ocean
British vessel Katvaldis sunk by U-605
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Sheaf Mount sunk by U-605
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Empire Breeze sunk by U-176 and U-438
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Norwegian vessel Trolla sunk by U-438
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Dutch vessel Abbekerk sunk by U-604
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
U-604
British vessel Amakura sunk by U-558
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Dutch vessel Stad Amsterdam sunk by U-164
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Viking Star sunk by U-130
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
United States
Swedish vessel Gripsholm, chartered by US State Department, arrives New York with Allied citizens exchanged in Mozambique
United States: POWs and internees, escapes and rescues
Allied-Axis prisoner exchanges
Pacific Ocean
Japanese vessel Sen-yo Maru sunk by USN submarine Growler
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Solomon Islands
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: IJN warships escort convoy attempting to transport reinforcements to Guadalcanal
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 the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: IJN cruiser Jintsu damaged by US aircraft
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 the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Japanese vessel Kenryu Maru damaged by US aircraft
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 the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: IJN destroyer Mutsuki sunk by US aircraft
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 the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: IJN warships and reinforcement convoy withdraw without delivering troops to Guadalcanal
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 the Eastern Solomons, August 1942
New Guinea
US 5th Air Force and RAAF aircraft attack Japanese invasion convoy en route from Rabaul to Milne Bay
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
US 5th Air Force and RAAF aircraft destroy landing barges, stranding elements of Japanese 5th Sasebo SNLF on Goodenough Island
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
Two transports land other elements of Japanese 5th Sasebo SNLF and 5th Kure SNLF near Rabi at Milne Bay overnight
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
East Indies
Japanese vessel Showa Maru sunk by USN submarine Seawolf off Borneo
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
China
Chekiang-Kiangsi Operation: As Japanese 11th Army and 13th Army withdraw at end of the operation, forces of Chinese 3rd War Area and 9th War Area cautiously pursue and recover lost territory
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Indian Ocean
British vessel Harmonides sunk by IJN submarine I-165
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
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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