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 Arctic Ocean
U-644 sunk by RN submarine Tuna
Naval operations in Arctic waters
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Germany
Beginning of four-day Hitler and Mussolini conference at Salzburg
Italo-German relations
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Albania
Anti-Italian demonstrations and clashes throughout the country
Italy: Colonies, territories, and possessions
Albania: Home front and occupation
Albania: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Sicily
US 9th Air Force bombers attack Palermo
Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
RN minelayer Abdiel conducts minelaying operations off Tunisia to interfere with Axis convoys
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Northwest African waters, 1942-1943
RN submarine Rorqual conducts minelaying operations off Tunisia to interfere with Axis convoys
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
Naval operations in Northwest African waters, 1942-1943
Tunisia
British 8th Army pursues Axis troops withdrawing from Wadi Akarit positions
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
British 1st Army attacking around Oued Zarga
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
Lieutenant-Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg severely wounded during withdrawal of 10th Panzer Division
Tunisian campaign, 1942-1943
Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Bolivia
Government declares war on Japan, Germany, and Italy
Bolivia
Cuba
Soviet ambassador Litvinov arrives
Cuba
Maxim Litvinov
Pacific Ocean
Japanese vessel Kosei Maru sunk by USN submarine Tunny
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel Fukuei Maru sunk by USN submarine Pickerel
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Solomon Islands
Operation I: Aircraft of the Japanese 11th Air Fleet, reinforced by planes detached from aircraft carriers, attack Allied shipping off Guadalcanal with 67 bombers and 110 fighters
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Operation I: RNZN ASW vessel Moa sunk by Japanese aircraft near Guadalcanal
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Operation I: USN destroyer Aaron Ward sunk by Japanese aircraft near Guadalcanal
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Operation I: US vessel Kanawha damaged by Japanese aircraft near Guadalcanal and subsequently sinks
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
USMC fighter pilot James E. Swett claims seven Japanese aircraft downed in aerial combat off Guadalcanal
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
Operation I: Aircraft of the Japanese 11th Air Fleet, reinforced by planes detached from aircraft carriers, attack Allied shipping off New Guinea
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
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 bombers attack Salamaua, Lae, Finschhafen, and other targets
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
Bismarck Archipelago
USAAF bombers attack Cape Gloucester on New Britain
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
USAAF bombers attack Kavieng on New Ireland
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
East Indies
USN submarine Trout conducts minelaying operations off Borneo
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japan
IJN aircraft carrier Taiho launched
Japan: Navies, seapower, and naval operations
Burma
USAAF aircraft attack Toungoo, Ywataung, Ye-u, and Shingbwiyang
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: 60,294
Updated: 20:42 Pacific Time on 17 June 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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