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 Arctic Ocean
Soviet vessel Dikson sunk by U-302
Naval operations in Arctic waters
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Russian Front
Soviet Kalinin Front attacking German 4th Army around Dukhovschina
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet West Front attacking German 4th Army around Yelnya
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet Central Front pushes forward and opens gap between German Army Group Center and Army Group South
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Bulgaria
Death of King Boris III
Bulgaria: Home front and occupation
Boris III
Six-year-old Prince Simeon succeeds to the throne
Bulgaria: Home front and occupation
Denmark
German authorities announce state of emergency and repressive measures
Germany: Occupied territories
Denmark: Home front and occupation
Danish government resigns rather than agree to German demands
Germany: Occupied territories
Denmark: Home front and occupation
King Christian X threatens abdication in response to German demands
Germany: Occupied territories
Denmark: Home front and occupation
German military assumes control of Denmark
Germany: Occupied territories
Denmark: Home front and occupation
Germany
Croatian ambassador meets with Hitler at the Wolfsschanze
Adolf Hitler
Wolfsschanze
Rumanian ambassador meets with Hitler at the Wolfsschanze
German-Rumanian relations
Adolf Hitler
Wolfsschanze
Netherlands
RAF Fighter Command Ramrod operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
France
RAF Fighter Command Popular operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
Bay of Biscay
RN sloop Egret, operating against U-boat traffic, sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
RN destroyer Athabaskan, operating against U-boat traffic, severely damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Italy
USAAF aircraft attack Terni, Cancello Arnone, Sparanise, Aversa, and other targets
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Sardinia
USAAF fighters conduct sweeps across the island
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
Kriegsmarine vessel SG-10 sunk by RN submarine Sickle
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Italian vessel Fabiola sunk by RN submarine Unseen
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Ellice Islands
USMC 7th Defense Battalion lands at Nanomea Atoll
Ellice Islands
Nanomea Atoll
Solomon Islands
172nd Regiment of US 43rd Infantry Division clearing Arundel Island
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
US aircraft attack various targets
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Lae, Hansa Bay, and elsewhere
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
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: 24
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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