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 Russian Front
Soviet 5th Army, 31st Army, and 68th Army capture Smolensk as German 4th Army withdraws
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet 10th Army captures Roslavl
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
7th Guards Army of Soviet Steppe Front crosses the Dniepr River south of Kremenchug
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Netherlands
RAF Fighter Command Roadstead operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
France
RAF Fighter Command Ramrod operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Fighter Command Ranger operation
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force attacks St Omer with 68 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
German vessel Monsun destroyed by US 8th Air Force aircraft at Nantes
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
German vessel Nordstern destroyed by US 8th Air Force aircraft at Nantes
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
North Sea
Kriegsmarine patrol trawler V-316 sunk by Allied aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bay of Biscay
RAF Fighter Command Instep operation
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
Adriatic Sea
Italian torpedo boat Sirtori sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Corfu
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
Italy
British 8th Army advancing northward
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
US 5th Army attacking northward
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
USAAF aircraft attack Bologna and many other targets
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
USN minesweeper Skill sunk by U-593
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Algeria
US and Free French representatives sign Lend-Lease agreement
Franco-American relations
Lend-Lease
Gibraltar
Convoy MKS 25 departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
United States
Convoy UGS 19 departs Hampton Roads for Port Said
Atlantic convoys
New Zealand
Labour Party retains majority in general elections
New Zealand: Home front
Solomon Islands
Japanese troops begin evacuating Kolombangara Island
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
US aircraft attack Vila on Kolombangara Island
Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
Australian 20th Infantry Brigade consolidating along Bumi River north of Finschhafen
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Japanese positions around 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
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Rein Bay on New Britain
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
Philippine Islands
National Assembly of the Republic of the Philippines elects Jose Laurel president
Japan: Occupied territories
Philippines: Home front and occupation
Philippines: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Jose P. Laurel
Japanese vessel Teia Maru arrives San Fernando to embark more US internees for exchange in Portuguese India
Japan: POWs and internees, escapes and rescues
United States: POWs and internees, escapes and rescues
Japanese-American relations
Allied-Axis prisoner exchanges
South China Sea
Japanese vessel Kirishima Maru sunk by USN submarine Bowfin
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Burma
Tokyo and Rangoon conclude a treaty expanding Burma's borders
Japan: Occupied territories
Burma: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
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: 29
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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