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 Russian Front
Stalin appoints Zhukov Deputy Supreme Commander
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Marshal Georgi Zhukov
Josef Stalin
Zhukov travels to Moscow for consultations before flying to Stalingrad area
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Marshal Georgi Zhukov
Konev takes command of Western Front, replacing Zhukov
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Marshal Georgi Zhukov
Marshal Ivan Konev
German 6th Army attacking into Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad, August 1942 - February 1943
German summer offensive in Russia, May - November 1942
Black Sea
Soviet submarine M-33 sunk after 21 August, perhaps on this date by mine off Odessa
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Soviet submarine SC-208 probably sunk on this date by mine
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Kriegsmarine sub chaser UJ-1216 sunk by Soviet torpedo cutters
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Germany
Soviet aircraft bomb Berlin overnight
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Strategic bombing of Berlin
United Kingdom
Luftwaffe aircraft attack Colchester overnight
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Mediterranean Sea
British vessel Empire Kumari sunk by U-375
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Atlantic Ocean
Norwegian vessel Thelma sunk by U-162
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Beechwood sunk by U-130
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Nauru Island
Japanese detachment lands and occupies the island
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Nauru Island
Ocean Island
Japanese detachment lands and occupies the island
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Ocean Island
Solomon Islands
IJN destroyers land 350 reinforcements on Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Sixteen Japanese aircraft attack Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, with USMC interceptors claiming thirteen victories
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
Approximately 360 men of 5th Sasebo SNLF stranded on Goodenough Island
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Australian waters, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks
Japanese invasion troops ashore at Milne Bay, with both Special Naval Landing Forces advancing toward Rabi
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
US 5th Air Force and RAAF aircraft attack Japanese ground forces and vessels at 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
Japanese 144th Infantry Regiment unsuccessfully attacks Australian positions on the Kokoda Track
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Buna, claiming six Japanese aircraft
Papua New Guinea campaign, 1942-1943
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
East China Sea
Japanese vessel Teishun Maru sunk by USN submarine Haddock
Naval operations in Chinese waters, 1937-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
China
German blockade runner Kulmerland departs Dairen for Europe
Naval operations in Chinese waters, 1937-1945
Axis blockade runners and supply ships
Burma
US China Air Task Force aircraft attack Lashio
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
India
Training facilities established at Ramgarh for US-controlled Chinese troops
China - Burma - India theater and the Indian Ocean, 1941-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Sino-American relations
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: 25
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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