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 Russian Front
According to Soviet reckoning, Zhitomir - Berdichev offensive commences this date
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front launches major offensive, breaking through German 4th Panzer Army
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet 3rd Guards Tank Army advancing toward Zhitomir
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet 1st Tank Army advancing toward Vinnitsa
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
France
US 8th Air Force attacks V-weapons sites with 670 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
US 9th Air Force attacks V-weapons sites with 60 bombers
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force Ramrod operations to attack V-weapons sites
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
North Sea
RAF Bomber Command sends 35 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
United Kingdom
Convoy ON 217 departs Liverpool for New York City
Atlantic convoys
Wilson named to command Allied Mediterranean Theater
Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Alexander named to command Allied forces in Italy
Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander
Leese named to command British 8th Army in Italy
General Sir Oliver Leese
Eighth Army (British)
Montgomery named to command ground component of Allied Expeditionary Force for invasion of France
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery
Italy
British 8th Army fighting for Orsogna and Ortona
Salerno to the Gustav Line, September 1943 - January 1944
US 15th Air Force attacks transportation lines in northern Italy
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
Mediterranean Sea
German vessel Nicoline Maersk run aground by Free French destroyer Le Fantasque
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Gibraltar
Convoy MKS 34 departs Gibraltar, joining SL 143 for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Atlantic Ocean
U-645 sunk by USN destroyer Schenk
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
USN destroyer Leary sunk by U-275
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
RN destroyer Hurricane sunk by U-415
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
British vessel Dumana sunk by U-515
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
U-515
United States
Eisenhower named to command Allied Expeditionary Force for invasion of France
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clark named to retain command of US 5th Army in Italy
General Mark W. Clark
Bradley, Patton, and Hodges named to hold commands in invasion of France
General Omar Bradley
General George S. Patton
General Courtney Hodges
Spaatz named to command US strategic air forces in Europe
General Carl Spaatz
Pacific Ocean
Japanese vessel No. 2 Seizan Maru sunk by USN submarine Gurnard
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel Naruo Maru sunk by USN submarine Gurnard
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel Heiwa Maru damaged by USN submarine Raton and run aground
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Marshall Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Wotje Atoll with 18 aircraft
Operations in the Marshall Islands
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Caroline Islands
Japanese reinforcement convoy departs Truk Atoll for Rabaul and Kavieng
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Solomon Islands
IJN submarine I-39 sunk by USN destroyer Griswold off Guadalcanal
Northern Solomons campaign, October 1943 - August 1945
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
US 13th Air Force attacks Bonis airfield on Bougainville Island with 24 bombers
Northern Solomons campaign, October 1943 - August 1945
Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
USN Task Force 39 with three cruisers and four destroyers bombards Buka Island
Northern Solomons campaign, October 1943 - August 1945
Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific
New Guinea
Australian 20th Infantry Brigade advancing along the coast of Huon peninsula reaches Wandokai
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Bismarck Archipelago
US 5th Air Force attacks Cape Gloucester on New Britain with more than 180 aircraft
Operations in the Bismarcks, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
US 13th Air Force and AirSols aircraft attack Rabaul on New Britain
Air siege of Rabaul
Operations in the Bismarcks, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
East Indies
US 5th Air Force attacks targets on Timor Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
China
Changte Operation: Japanese 11th Army completes withdrawal to prepared positions and fortified garrisons
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
US 14th Air Force attacks Canton with 18 bombers and 18 escorting fighters
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
Chinese 38th Infantry Division attacking elements of Japanese 18th Infantry Division around Yupbang Ga on the Tarung River
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
RAF aircraft attack Mandalay overnight
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: 41
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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