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 Soviet Union
Finnish delegation meets Molotov in Moscow to discuss peace treaty
Russo-German War, 1941-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Russo-Finnish Continuation War, 1941-1944
V. M. Molotov
Russian Front
According to Soviet reckoning, Baltic offensive commences this date
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Soviet 1st Baltic Front opens new offensive against German Army Group North, attacking around Jelgava
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Baltic Sea
German troops land by sea on Finnish island of Suursaari against strong resistance
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Poland
Polish Home Army continues to hold Mokotow, Zoliborz, Czerniakow, and city center districts of Warsaw despite ongoing German assaults
Warsaw uprising, August 1944
In Warsaw, German 25th Panzer Division attacking Zoliborz and Czerniakow
Warsaw uprising, August 1944
Polish Home Army patrol swims the Vistula and makes contact with Soviet-controlled Polish 1st Army in Praga on the east bank
Byelorussia campaign and the destruction of German Army Group Center, June - December 1944
Warsaw uprising, August 1944
Soviet aircraft now making nightly supply drops to Home Army in Warsaw
Byelorussia campaign and the destruction of German Army Group Center, June - December 1944
Warsaw uprising, August 1944
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Norway
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-1608 sunk by Allied aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Netherlands
RAF Bomber Command sends 45 aircraft to attack Wassenar during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Northwest Europe
Canadian 1st Army undertakes little action due to limited supplies
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
British 2nd Army undertakes little action due to limited supplies
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 1st Army attacking around Maastricht, Aachen, and the Schnee Eifel
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 3rd Army heavily engaged around Thionville, Metz, and Nancy, encircling the latter
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army pushing toward Belfort
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force supporting ground operations
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
US 9th Air Force attacks German positions around Brest with 140 bombers
Battle of Brest (Brittany), 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
France
German garrison of La Rochelle encircled and invested by French Forces of the Interior
Fortress ports in France, 1944-1945
France: Resistance and special operations
United Kingdom
29th Tactical Air Command of US 9th Air Force formed
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Ninth Air Force (US)
Greece
RAF aircraft attack airfields around Athens overnight
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Yugoslavia
2nd Battalion of British Highland Light Infantry lands on Korcula Island
Yugoslavia: Partisans and special operations
Naval operations in the Aegean and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Italy
British 8th Army begins crossing the Marano River
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 5th Army attacking Gothic Line around Monte Altuzzo, Monte Veruca, Monticelli, Monte Calvi, and Prefetto Hill
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force aircraft attack targets around Gothic Line and in northern Italy
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Mediterranean Sea
Kriegsmarine ASW vessel UJ-2216 sunk by RN MTBs
Naval operations in Italian waters, 1943-1945
Atlantic Ocean
USN destroyer Warrington sunk in storm
Naval operations on the US East Coast
US vessel Hyades sunk in storm
Naval operations on the US East Coast
US Coast Guard cutter Bedloe sunk in storm
Naval operations on the US East Coast
US Coast Guard cutter Jackson sunk in storm
Naval operations on the US East Coast
USN motor minesweeper YMS-409 sunk in storm
Naval operations on the US East Coast
Various other vessels damaged and run aground in storm
Naval operations on the US East Coast
Canada
Octagon: Allied Second Quebec Conference continues
Quebec conference, September 1944
Winston Churchill
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Marcus Island
US 7th Air Force aircraft attack Japanese garrison
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Mariana Islands
US 7th Air Force aircraft attack Pagan Island
Operations in the Mariana Islands, 1944
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Caroline Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks 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 7th Air Force aircraft attack Ponape Island
Operations in the Caroline Islands
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Palau Islands
USN Task Group 32.5 conducts air and naval bombardment of Peleliu Island
Operations in the Palau Islands, 1944-1945
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 Japanese airfields and defensive positions overnight
Operations in the Palau Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
New Guinea
US FEAF aircraft attack Babo and many 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 FEAF aircraft attack airfields on Halmahera Island and Celebes Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
USN submarine Pargo conducts minelaying operations
Naval operations in Chinese waters, 1937-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Philippine Islands
USN Task Groups 38.2 and 38.3 conduct attacks against targets on and around Panay Island and Negros Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
USN Task Group 38.1 conducts attacks against targets on and around Mindanao Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel T-5 sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Group 38.1 in Davao Gulf
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Three destroyers detached from USN Task Group 38.1 bombard Japanese installation on Cape San Augustin
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Japanese vessel T-3 stranded on reef south of Mindanao Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Volcano Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Iwo Jima
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Japan
Japanese vessel Konan Maru lost in accidental sinking
Naval operations in Japanese waters
China
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): Japanese 11th Army captures Chuanhsien
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Yungchia operation: Elements of Japanese 13th Army occupy Paishihchieh - Lochiang area
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
US 14th Air Force attacks various targets throughout southeastern China
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
On the Salween front, Chinese Y Force completes capture of Tengchung
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
US 14th Air Force attacks targets around Lungling in support of Chinese forces on the Salween front
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
Japanese 33rd Army orders forces to halt their attacks around Lungling on the Salween front in China
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Operations in northern Burma, 1943 - 1945
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: 54
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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