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 Russian Front
Soviet Leningrad Front ordered to halt its unsuccessful attacks against Finnish defenses around Tali-Ihantala, ending offensive in the Karelian isthmus
Russo-Finnish Continuation War, 1941-1944
Soviet 3rd Baltic Front reaches Velikaya River
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Soviet 2nd Baltic Front smashes through German 16th Army and pushes into rear areas
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Soviet 1st Baltic Front captures Idritsa
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front fighting into encircled Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna)
Byelorussia campaign and the destruction of German Army Group Center, June - December 1944
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front probing German Army Group North Ukraine
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Germany
US 8th Air Force attacks Munich with 1117 bombers, of which 24 lost, supported by 754 fighters
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
France
V Corps of US 1st Army clears area around Hill 192
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944: American flank
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
XIX Corps of US 1st Army attacking toward St Lo
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944: American flank
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
VII Corps of US 1st Army attacking toward Periers
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944: American flank
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
VIII Corps of US 1st Army attacking southward along west coast of Cotentin peninsula
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944: American flank
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
US Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. dies of heart attack
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944: American flank
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
General Theodore Roosevelt Jr
RAF Bomber Command sends 245 aircraft to attack V-weapons sites during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
RAF Bomber Command sends 159 aircraft to attack rail yards during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force sends 296 Spitfires to escort Bomber Command daylight operations
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force conducting ground support missions, offensive sorties, and defensive patrols
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
US 9th Air Force attacks multiple targets with 300 bombers and supporting fighters
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
US 15th Air Force attacks Nimes, Miramas, and other targets in southern France with more than 400 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 385 aircraft to attack rail yards overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
RAF Bomber Command sends 230 aircraft to attack V-weapons sites overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Normandy campaign, June - August 1944
North Sea
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-812 sunk by Allied aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
RAF Bomber Command sends 12 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
United Kingdom
Convoy OS 83 / KMS 57 departs Liverpool for Freetown and Gibraltar
Atlantic convoys
RAF fighters claim 64 V-1 flying bombs downed
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Italy
US 5th Army captures Laiatico and Castiglioncello
Gustav Line and the pursuit north, May 1944 - August 1944
US 12th Air Force attacks transportation lines, bridges, supply dumps, and other targets including Florence-Livorno area
Gustav Line and the pursuit north, May 1944 - August 1944
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
US 12th Air Force bombers begin Operation Mallory Major to interdict road and rail bridges over Po River
Gustav Line and the pursuit north, May 1944 - August 1944
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
Luftwaffe unsuccessfully attacks Allied convoy UGS-46 with 30 aircraft
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Mariana Islands
Carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 53 attack Japanese installations on Guam
Landings on Guam, July - August 1944
Operations in the Mariana Islands, 1944
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Cruisers and destroyers of USN Task Group 53.18 bombard Japanese installations on Guam
Landings on Guam, July - August 1944
Operations in the Mariana Islands, 1944
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Carrier-based aircraft from USN task force attack Japanese installations on Rota Island
Operations in the Mariana Islands, 1944
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
US 7th Air Force aircraft attack Tinian Island
Operations in the Mariana Islands, 1944
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Caroline Islands
US 7th Air Force aircraft attack Truk Atoll
Raids on Truk Atoll and lagoon
Operations in the Caroline Islands
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack Yap Island
Operations in the Caroline Islands
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
New Guinea
US Task Force Persecution reorganizing and preparing to counterattack along the Driniumor River at eastern end of Aitape beachhead
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Japanese units conduct unsuccessful attacks overnight along the Driniumor River
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
US 41st Infantry Division mopping up remnants of Japanese Biak Detachment on Biak Island
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack Manokwari and Wewak and Japanese positions along the Driniumor River
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 FEAF aircraft attack Timor Island and Ceram Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
Philippine Islands
Japanese vessel Nichiran Maru sunk by USN submarine Piranha
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
China
Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): Japanese 11th Army attacking Chinese 10th Army in Hengyang
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
US 14th Air Force attacks targets around Liling, Yuhsien, Hengyang, Leiyang, and elsewhere
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Chinese forces unsuccessfully attacking around Sung Shan on the Salween front
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
Burma
US-Chinese forces unsuccessfully attacking Myitkyina with poorly coordinated air support
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Merrill's Marauders
US 10th Air Force attacks targets around Myitkyina and elsewhere in north Burma
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 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: 45
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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