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 Russian Front
German 17th Army withdrawing from the Kuban across Kerch Straits to the Crimea
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Germany
Speer given control over armament industries in northern Italy
Germany: Economics, production, and supply
Italo-German relations
Albert Speer
United Kingdom
Convoy ONS 18 departs Liverpool for Halifax
Atlantic convoys
Greece
US 9th Air Force aircraft attack Kalathos and Maritsa
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Italy
Skorzeny and a handful of German paratroopers rescue Mussolini from captivity on the Gran Sasso
Italian campaign, 1943-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Italo-German relations
Rescue of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Otto Skorzeny
Mussolini departs by air for Germany
Italian campaign, 1943-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Italo-German relations
Rescue of Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
German units conduct heavy assaults against US and British elements of 5th Army at Salerno beachhead
Salerno landings, September 1943
British 8th Army ordered to increase speed of its northward advance toward Salerno
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
Allied forces occupy Capri Island
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
Naval operations in Italian waters, 1943-1945
USAAF aircraft attack multiple targets
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Corsica
Advance elements of 90th Panzer Grenadier Division begin arriving Bonifacio from Sardinia
Germany: Occupied territories
Surrender of Italy
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
German Assault Brigade Reichsfuehrer SS attacking Italian forces around Bastia
Germany: Occupied territories
France: Resistance and special operations
Surrender of Italy
Spanish Morocco
Due to severe damage, U-617 beached near Sidi Amar and crew interned
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Pacific Ocean
Japanese vessel Fujikawa Maru torpedoed by USN submarine Permit
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
New Guinea
US 162nd Infantry Regiment enters Salamaua
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Australian 24th Infantry Brigade advancing eastward toward Lae
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
25th Brigade of Australian 7th Infantry Division resumes advance from Nadzab down the Markham River toward Lae
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Japanese 178th Infantry Regiment moving into position for attack against Nadzab
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Lae 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
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Gasmata and Cape Gloucester on New Britain
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
China
US 14th Air Force aircraft attack various targets
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
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: 21
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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