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 Russian Front
Soviet Voronezh Front captures Vysokoplye
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
German 4th Panzer Army recaptures Vysokoplye
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Heavy fighting continues around Olshany
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
France
RAF Fighter Command Rhubarb operations
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
English Channel
Kriegsmarine S-boat S-121 sunk by RAF aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Five Kriegsmarine S-boats damaged by RAF aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
United Kingdom
Luftwaffe aircraft attack Bournemouth
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Luftwaffe attacks Plymouth overnight with 71 aircraft, of which 1 lost
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bay of Biscay
RAF Bomber Command sends 23 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Italy
USAAF aircraft attack Terni and other targets
Sicily campaign, July - August 1943
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Sicily
US 7th Army attacking toward Randazzo and pushing eastward on coastal road, capturing Naso
Sicily campaign, July - August 1943
USAAF aircraft attack ground forces, docks, and shipping, including heavy attacks around Straits of Messina
Sicily campaign, July - August 1943
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Axis forces conducting orderly evacuation across Straits of Messina during the night
Sicily campaign, July - August 1943
Atlantic Ocean
U-525 sunk by aircraft from USN escort carrier Card
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Aircraft vs U-Boats
South Atlantic
U-604 scuttled due to damage inflicted in previous ASW attacks, with crew taken on board U-185
Naval operations in the South Atlantic
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
U-604
U-468 sunk by RAF aircraft
Naval operations in the South Atlantic
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
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
Kuril Islands
US 11th Air Force aircraft attack Paramushiru Island
North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945
Air operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945
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: 18
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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