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 Russian Front
Soviet Central Front forming north of Voronezh Front with 2nd Tank Army and 21st Army, 65th Army, and 70th Army
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
3rd Tank Army of Soviet Voronezh Front reaches Pechenegi and runs into German 1st SS Panzer-Grenadier Division
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
1st Guards Army of Soviet Southwest Front attacking 1st Panzer Army at Lisichansk
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
German 17th Army isolated in the Kuban
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Soviet forces conduct amphibious landing at Cape Myschako against light opposition
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Elements of Soviet 83rd Naval Brigade, 255th Naval Brigade, and 165th Rifle Division conduct main amphibious landing near Novorossisk in face of strong German defenses
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Soviet warships bombard German positions around Novorossisk in support of amphibious landing
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Black Sea
Soviet patrol vessels SKA-051 and SKA-0141 sunk by mines while escorting amphibious landing at Novorossisk
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Naval operations in the Black Sea
Germany
Three days of national mourning begin for loss of German 6th Army in Stalingrad
Germany: Home front and occupation
US 8th Air Force attacks Emden with 32 bombers, of which five lost
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Luftwaffe loses nine fighters in daylight operations in defense of the Reich and occupied territory against Allied strategic bombing
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
German defenses against Allied strategic bombing
Belgium
RAF Fighter Command Rodeo operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
France
RAF Fighter Command Rodeo operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 128 aircraft to attack Lorient overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
North Sea
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-1602 sunk by mine overnight
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Bay of Biscay
RAF Coastal Command begins series of attacks against U-boats moving to and from French ports
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Italy
RAF Bomber Command sends 188 aircraft to attack Turin overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Mediterranean Sea
Italian vessel Le Tre Marie Sorelle sunk by RN submarine Unseen
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Egypt
Australian 9th Infantry Division departs Suez for Australia
Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
9th Infantry Division (Australia)
Libya
British 8th Army victory parade in Tripoli
Eighth Army's advance to Tunisia, 1942-1943
Tunisia
Lead elements of British 8th Army cross from Libya into Tunisia
Eighth Army's advance to Tunisia, 1942-1943
British 1st Guards Brigade and 1st Parachute Brigade unsuccessfully attacking Djebel Mansour
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
US North African Theater of Operations established
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
US 12th Air Force bombers attack Gabes
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
Air operations in Northwest Africa, 1942-1943
Atlantic Ocean
U-187 sunk by RN destroyers Beverley and Vimy
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Aleutian Islands
IJN aircraft attack Amchitka
North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945
Air operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945
US 11th Air Force aircraft attack Kiska Island
North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945
Air operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Solomon Islands
US 147th Infantry Regiment advancing on Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
US aircraft attack IJN destroyers en route to Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
IJN destroyers Shirayuki, Maikaze, Kuroshio, and Kawakaze damaged by US 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
IJN destroyers evacuate approximately 4000 troops of Japanese 17th Army from Guadalcanal overnight
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
US aircraft attack Munda on New Georgia Island
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
US aircraft attack Kahili on Bougainville Island
Guadalcanal campaign, August 1942 - February 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Lae
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
Bismarck Archipelago
US 5th Air Force bombers attack Cape Gloucester on New Britain
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
US 5th Air Force bombers attack Gasmata on New Britain
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
US 5th Air Force bombers attack Rabaul on New Britain
Air siege of Rabaul
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
South China Sea
Japanese vessel Tatsuwa Maru sunk by USN submarine Tunny
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Burma
Indian 55th Infantry Brigade attacks around Donbaik in the Arakan come to a halt
Arakan campaign, 1942-1943
India
Allied conference in New Delhi recommends full offensive into Burma
China - Burma - India theater and the Indian Ocean, 1941-1945: Politics and diplomacy
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: 40
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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