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 Russian Front
German 4th Army, nearly surrounded, withdraws from Smolensk
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet Voronezh Front captures Borispol
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet 3rd Guards Tank Army and 27th Army consolidating bridgehead across the Dniepr at Veliki Bukrin
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Netherlands
US 8th Air Force fighter sweeps
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Belgium
US 8th Air Force fighter sweeps
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
France
RAF Fighter Command Ramrod operations
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force attacks Evreux with 71 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force attacks Beauvais with 66 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force fighter sweeps
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
North Sea
Kriegsmarine S-boats conduct minelaying operations
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
RAF Bomber Command sends 39 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Aegean Sea
British Long Range Desert Group establishing coastwatcher stations on small islands throughout the Aegean
Operations in Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Islands, and islands in other Greek waters, 1942-1945
Surrender of Italy
Long Range Desert Group
German troops arriving on small islands throughout the Aegean to capture and replace Italian garrisons
Operations in Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Islands, and islands in other Greek waters, 1942-1945
Surrender of Italy
Italo-German relations
Greece
German 22nd Infantry Division begins assembling kampfgruppe for assault against Cos
Operations in Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Islands, and islands in other Greek waters, 1942-1945
German troops land on Corfu and attack Italian garrison
Operations in Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Islands, and islands in other Greek waters, 1942-1945
Surrender of Italy
Italo-German relations
Adriatic Sea
Italian torpedo boat Stocco sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Corfu
Operations in Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Islands, and islands in other Greek waters, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the Aegean and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Surrender of Italy
Yugoslavia
LtCol Armstrong arrives as head of Allied mission to Mihailovic
Yugoslavia: Partisans and special operations
Dragoljub 'Draza' Mihailovic
Italy
British 8th Army reaches Ofanto River
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
US 5th Army pushing northward
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
USAAF aircraft attack Pisa and many other targets
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Corsica
German forces abandon Ghisonaccia as base for air evacuation under pressure from local forces
Germany: Occupied territories
France: Resistance and special operations
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Egypt
Convoy MKS 26 departs Alexandria for Gibraltar
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Solomon Islands
US airfield on Vella Lavella Island becomes operational
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
Australian 20th Infantry Brigade attacking across Bumi River north of Finschhafen
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Australian 22nd Infantry Battalion reaches Mongi south of Finschhafen
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Japanese aircraft attack Australian positions around Finschhafen
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
Japanese aircraft attack Allied shipping off Finschhafen
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
Bismarck Archipelago
US Alamo Scouts conduct recon of Cape Gloucester on New Britain
Operations in the Bismarcks, 1943-1945
Japan
IJN aircraft carrier Taiyo damaged by USN submarine Cabrilla and towed to Yokosuka
Naval operations in Japanese waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Indian Ocean
US vessel Elias Howe sunk by IJN submarine I-10
Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
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: 30
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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