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 Russian Front
4th Guards Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacking Hungarian 3rd Army north of Lake Balaton
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
57th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front pushing to Lake Balaton
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Norway
Carrier-based aircraft from RN task force sink two vessels along Norwegian coast
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Norwegian vessel Ditmar Koel sunk by Free Norwegian MTB-717 and MTB-653 along Norwegian coast
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Germany
US 15th Air Force attacks Graz, Klagenfurt, Villach, and other targets
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 205 aircraft to attack Urft dam during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 193 aircraft to attack Duisburg during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Northwest Europe
US 9th Army attacking around Juelich
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 1st Army regrouping for new attacks 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 engaged around Dillengen, Sarreinsming, and Sarreguemines
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army attacking around Enchenberg, Lemberg, Niederbronn, and Gambsheim
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
French 1st Army attacking to reduce Colmar pocket against strong opposition
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force supporting ground operations and flying sweeps
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
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 transportation targets, fly escort, and conduct armed recon missions
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
United Kingdom
Convoy ON 271 departs Southend for New York City
Atlantic convoys
Convoy UC 48A departs Liverpool for New York City
Atlantic convoys
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
Italy
Due to adverse weather conditions, only four US 12th Air Force fighters get into the air
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
East Indies
US FEAF attacks airfields on Halmahera Island with 60 aircraft
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
RAAF aircraft attack airfields on Halmahera Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
Japanese vessel Shoei Maru sunk by USN submarines Paddle and Hammerhead
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army pushing toward Ormoc on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Last Japanese paratroopers are eliminated around San Pablo airfield on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
IJN midget sub Ha-81 unsuccessfully attacks USN warships and shipping in Ormoc Bay
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack airfields on Negros Island and Cebu Island and targets on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Volcano Islands
USN Task Group 94.9 bombards Iwo Jima
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Naval operations in Japanese waters
US 20th Air Force attacks Iwo Jima with 60 B-29 bombers flying from the Marianas
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
US 7th Air Force attacks Iwo Jima with 89 B-24 bombers
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
China
US 14th Air Force attacks supply dumps, troop positions, and transportation lines and conducts armed recon around Nanking, Nantan, Liuchow, Hochih, Lipo, Shihhweiyao, Tuhshan, Santon, Paoching, Hengyang, Taiyuan, Linfen, and elsewhere
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
Japanese forces recapture Tonkwa
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
British 14th Army attacking toward Pinlebu
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force conducts ground support missions around Bhamo with 30 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 Kyingyi, Loi-Lun, Hke-hkun, Namti, Nawngkem, Shwebo, Namun, Namhkai, Sedaw, Nawnghkio, 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: 34
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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