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 Arctic Ocean
Soviet submarine SC-402 mistakenly sunk by Soviet aircraft
Naval operations in Arctic waters
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Soviet Union
Tito arrives Moscow for consultations
Russo-German War, 1941-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Balkan campaigns, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Yugoslavia: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Yugoslavia: Partisans and special operations
Tito
Baltic Sea
U-242 and U-1001 conduct minelaying operations off Porkkala
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Kriegsmarine auxiliary minesweeper M-3153 sunk by Soviet aircraft
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Kriegsmarine auxiliary minesweeper M-3155 sunk by Soviet aircraft
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Poland
Allied Balkan Air Force sends five British bombers from Italian bases to drop supplies to Home Army outside Warsaw overnight
Warsaw uprising, August 1944
Polish Home Army
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Denmark
German forces put down general strike
Germany: Occupied territories
Denmark: Home front and occupation
Denmark: Occupation, collaboration, and resistance
Germany
US 8th Air Force attacks Mainz with 141 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force attacks Koblenz with 144 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
US 8th Air Force attacks Ludwigshafen with 147 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Northwest Europe
German 15th Army completes withdrawal across the Scheldt to Walcheren Island and South Beveland, leaving 64th Infantry Division to hold Breskens pocket on the south shore
Scheldt Estuary battles, September - November 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Operation Market-Garden: Polish 1st Parachute Brigade lands south of Arnhem
Operation Market-Garden, September 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Operation Market-Garden: British 1st Airborne Division under attack in Oosterbeek-Hartenstein sector
Operation Market-Garden, September 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Operation Market-Garden: British 2nd Army attacking to expand airborne corridor, but makes little progress toward Arnhem
Operation Market-Garden, September 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Operation Market-Garden: US 8th Air Force supports operations in the Netherlands with 90 fighters
Operation Market-Garden, September 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Operation Market-Garden: RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force maintains strong fighter patrols and supports ground forces in the Netherlands
Operation Market-Garden, September 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
Operation Market-Garden: Luftwaffe fighters claim 17 C-47s downed while attacking Allied transports over Arnhem area
Operation Market-Garden, September 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
US 1st Army attacking around Muensterbusch, Donnerberg, and Huertgen
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 3rd Army heavily engaged around Metz, Luneville, Agincourt, and St Clement
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army opens attack toward Epinal and the Moselle River
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
French 1st Army holding positions around Belfort
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 9th Air Force provides support to US 1st Army and 3rd Army and attacks transportation targets
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
US 8th Air Force utilizes 80 B-24 bombers to fly fuel to France
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Northwest Europe campaign, 1944-1945: Supply and logistics
RAF Bomber Command sends 13 aircraft on special operations with supplies and agents for Resistance forces
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Partisans, guerrillas, and resistance movements in Europe
Hungary
US 15th Air Force attacks transportation lines
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
Yugoslavia
US 15th Air Force attacks Brod, Novi Sad, and Osijek
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
Italy
German troops having withdrawn, British 8th Army enters Rimini
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 5th Army fighting around Forte dei Marmi, Serra, Firenzuola, Futa pass, Torricella hill, and Marradi
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
United States
Convoy HX 310 departs New York City for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Sea of Okhotsk
Japanese vessel Rizan Maru sunk by USN submarine Searaven
North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945
Naval operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Caroline Islands
USN minesweepers begin clearing Ulithi lagoon
Landings on Ulithi Island, September 1944
Operations in the Caroline Islands
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
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
US 1st Marine Division continues taking heavy casualties while attacking against strong Japanese resistance on Peleliu Island and making no progress
Landings on Peleliu Island, September - October 1944
Operations in the Palau Islands, 1944-1945
US 81st Infantry Division attacking Japanese pocket on Angaur Island
Landings on Angaur Island, September - October 1944
Operations in the Palau Islands, 1944-1945
New Guinea
US FEAF aircraft attack targets around Geelvink Bay and Bentoni Bay overnight
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 targets on Ceram Island, Celebes Island, Halmahera Island, and elsewhere
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
Philippine Islands
USN Task Force 38 opens attacks against targets in and around southern Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
IJN destroyer Satsuki sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Kyokuto Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Sunosaki Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Okikawa Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel No. 2 Horai Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Norway Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Yozan Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel China Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Tsukubusan Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Niyo Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Hioki Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Risshun Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Rozan Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Nansei Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Yamabuki Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Toyofuko Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Wakashiro Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Eikyu Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Fukuei Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Amahi Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Soerbaja Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Yamakaze Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Toyofuku Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel No. 1 Ogura Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Kurakarta Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Yuki Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Shichiyo Maru sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
IJN Coast Defense Vessel No. 5 sunk by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Katsuriki sunk by USN submarine Haddo
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel Awaji Maru sunk by USN submarine Picuda
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel Mizuho Maru sunk by USN submarine Redfish
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japan
IJN auxiliary minesweeper No. 2 Fumi Maru sunk by USN submarine Shad
Naval operations in Japanese waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
China
US 14th Air Force attacks towns, shipping, supply dumps, and other targets around Lingling, Chuanhsien, Kiyang, Yungming, and elsewhere
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force utilizes 18 B-24 bombers to transport fuel from India to Liuchow
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
China - Burma - India theater and the Indian Ocean, 1941-1945: Supply and Logistics
Burma
Indian 5th Infantry Division of British 14th Army attacking Tongzang on the Tiddim road south of Imphal
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
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: 72
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013
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Argyle. Chronology of World War II
Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two
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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
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Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources.
Many additional volumes were consulted for specific topics.
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