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 Russian Front
40th Army of Soviet Voronezh Front attacking northern suburbs of Kharkov
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
3rd Tank Army of Soviet Voronezh Front attacking Kharkov
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Soviet South Front dislodges German Group Hollidt from Novocherkessk
Soviet winter offensive, November 1942- March 1943
Netherlands
RAF Bomber Command sends 34 aircraft to attack Ijmuiden during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
France
RAF Fighter Command Circus operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Fighter Command Rodeo operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Fighter Command Ramrod operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 22 aircraft to attack Boulogne and St Malo during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 466 aircraft to attack Lorient overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
English Channel
US 8th Air Force shipping patrols with 24 fighters
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
United Kingdom
Luftwaffe attacks Plymouth overnight with 28 aircraft
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Albania
Italians sack Albanian puppet leader and form new government led by Maliq Bushati
Italy: Colonies, territories, and possessions
Albania: Home front and occupation
Albania: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Italy
US 9th Air Force bombers attack Naples
Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
Italian vessel Mafalda sunk by RN submarine Thunderbolt
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Tunisia
Last elements of Rommel's forces cross into Tunisia from Libya
Eighth Army's advance to Tunisia, 1942-1943
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
US 12th Air Force bombers attack Tunis
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
Air operations in Northwest Africa, 1942-1943
Atlantic Ocean
U-620 sunk by RAF aircraft
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Aircraft vs U-Boats
United States
Convoy SC 120 departs New York City for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Aircraft vs U-Boats
Aleutian Islands
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 aircraft attack Buin on Bougainville Island
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 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
Burma
Japanese bombers attack Donbaik
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force aircraft attack Rangoon
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force aircraft attack Paukkan
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force aircraft attack Lonkin
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
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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