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 Arctic Ocean
Kriegsmarine gun ferry AF-27 sinks in heavy weather
Naval operations in Arctic waters
Soviet patrol craft BO-230 sunk by U-365
Naval operations in Arctic waters
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Russian Front
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacking around Ercsi and Vac
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Germany
US 8th Air Force attacks Merseburg with 446 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 Bielefeld with 112 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 Minden with 140 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 targets of opportunity with 64 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
US 15th Air Force attacks Graz
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 487 aircraft to attack Leuna overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 453 aircraft to attack Osnabruck overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 265 aircraft to attack Giessen overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 42 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Strategic bombing of Berlin
Northwest Europe
US 9th Army attacking unsuccessfully around Juelich
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 1st Army fighting in Huertgen Forest
Battle of the Huertgen Forest
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 3rd Army attacking across the Sarre around Pachten and Dillengen on its northen flank and pushing into Sarreguemines
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army engaged around Montbronn, Meisentha, Mouterhouse, and Mertzwiller
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
French 1st Army attacking around Ostheim and Guemar
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force Ramrod operation
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 aircraft support ground forces, attack other targets, and fly armed recon missions
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Irish Sea
RN destroyer escort Bullen sunk by U-775
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Hungary
US 15th Air Force attacks Sopron and Szombathely
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
Greece
RN cruiser Caledon and escorting warships bombard ELAS positions near Piraeus and Salamis
Greek Civil War and Allied intervention
Naval operations in the Aegean and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Yugoslavia
US 15th Air Force attacks Brod and Zagreb
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
British 8th Army continues attacking toward Bologna
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force fighters attack targets in northern Italy in poor weather conditions
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Atlantic Ocean
U-297 sunk by RN destroyer Goodall and frigate Loch Insh west of the Orkney Islands
Naval operations in the North Atlantic
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
East Indies
US FEAF aircraft attack Boeroe Island, Celebes Island, and Halmahera Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army, attacking toward Ormoc, captures Balogo, Hill 918, and Kang Dagit on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Japanese aircraft land small teams of paratroopers at US airfields on Leyte Island where they attempt to destroy planes on the ground
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese infiltrators attack Buri airfield on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack airfields on Negros Island and Mindanao Island as well as shipping in nearby waters
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel Shinto Maru sunk by US aircraft off Luzon Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
USN submarines Segundo, Trepang, and Razorback attack a Japanese convoy and damage six vessels, three of which subsequently sink
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Burma
Japanese relief column moves toward Tonk-wa en route to Bhamo in Northern Combat Area
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force conducts ground support missions around Bhamo with 15 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force attacks Japanese positions, supply dumps, transportation lines, and other targets around Namhkai, Mongmit, Bawgyo, Hsenwi, Banmauk, Namhkam, and elsewhere
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
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: 36
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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