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 Russian Front
German 1st Panzer Army attacking toward the west to break out of encirclement
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front pushing toward Odessa
Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944
Netherlands
US 8th Air Force fighters attack various airfields
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Belgium
US 8th Air Force fighters attack various airfields
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
France
US 8th Air Force attacks V-weapons site with 21 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 8th Air Force fighters attack various airfields
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 145 aircraft to attack Toulouse overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Northwest Europe
RAF Bomber Command sends 37 aircraft on special operations with supplies and agents for Resistance forces overnight
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Partisans, guerrillas, and resistance movements in Europe
United Kingdom
Convoy UC 18 departs Liverpool for New York City
Atlantic convoys
Bay of Biscay
RAF Bomber Command sends 24 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Operations in the Bay of Biscay, 1940-1944
Hungary
Jews forced to wear yellow star
Germany: Occupied territories
Hungary: Home front and occupation
Hungary: The Holocaust
Rumania
US 15th Air Force attacks Ploesti with more than 300 bombers, of which 13 lost
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
Strategic bombing of Ploesti
Yugoslavia
US 15th Air Force attacks rail yards at Lescovac and Nis
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
Albania
Enver Hoxha orders Communist partisans to undertake offensive operations in all areas
Albania: Home front and occupation
Albania: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Albania: Partisans and special operations
Enver Hoxha
Italy
US 12th Air Force aircraft fly tactical missions against targets along and behind the front line
Battles of Cassino, January - May 1944
Battle of Anzio, January - June 1944
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
Kriegsmarine vessels conduct minelaying operations off Italy overnight
Naval operations in Italian waters, 1943-1945
United States
Convoy HX 286 departs New York City for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Pacific Ocean
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Cha-46 sunk by USN PB4Y aircraft
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Marshall Islands
US Marines occupy Utirik Atoll
Operations in the Marshall Islands
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
US 7th Air Force aircraft attack Maloelap Atoll and Jaluit Atoll
Operations in the Marshall Islands
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
New Guinea
US 5th Air Force attacks Hollandia with more than 270 bombers
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
Japanese vessel Choun Maru sunk by US 5th Air Force aircraft at Hollandia
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
Japanese vessel Iwakuni Maru sunk by US 5th Air Force aircraft at Hollandia
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
More US 5th Air Force aircraft attack various other targets
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945
East Indies
US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Koepang on Timor Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
Burma
US 5307th Provisional Unit engaged around Nhpum Ga
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
Merrill's Marauders
In the Arakan, Indian 4th Infantry Brigade unsuccessfully attacks Point 551
Arakan campaign, 1943-1944
US 10th Air Force aircraft attack various targets
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
India
Elements of Indian 161st Infantry Brigade reinforcing Kohima
Japanese invasion of India, 1944
Elements of Japanese 31st Infantry Division attack Kohima and cut off part of the garrison
Japanese invasion of India, 1944
Isolated British 4th Corps fully deployed and dug-in around Imphal
Japanese invasion of India, 1944
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: 31
Total entries on file: 60,294
Updated: 20:42 Pacific Time on 17 June 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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