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 Arctic Ocean
U-365 sunk by aircraft from RN carrier Campania
Naval operations in Arctic waters
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Aircraft vs U-Boats
Russian Front
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacking north of Budapest
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front attacking south of Budapest
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Norway
RAF Bomber Command sends 59 aircraft to attack Kriegsmarine warships in Oslo fjord overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Germany
One V-2 rocket launch against Antwerp
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Northwest Europe
British 2nd Army regrouping for new offensive between the Maas River and the Rhine River
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 9th Army clearing area around Inde
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 1st Army clears Derichsweiler and closes up to the Roer River, opening new attacks for Roer and Urft dams
Battle of the Huertgen Forest
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Last of the Metz forts surrenders while US 3rd Army fighting around Dillengen, the Blies, and Habkirchen
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army captures Seltz, Niederroedern, and Soultz-sous-Forets
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
French 1st Army attacking into Orbey
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 9th Air Force aircraft support ground operations and attack other targets
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
United Kingdom
Convoy ONS 38 departs Liverpool for Halifax
Atlantic convoys
Convoy OS 98 / KMS 72 departs Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Italy
German 10th Army attacks British 8th Army along Naviglio canal
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 5th Army attacking around Tossignano and Parocchia di Monte Maggiore
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force bombers grounded by poor weather conditions while fighters attack German positions and targets in the Po valley
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
USN destroyer Charles F. Hughes bombards German positions near French border
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Naval operations in Italian waters, 1943-1945
Algeria
Convoy GUF 17B departs Oran for Hampton Roads
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Atlantic convoys
Mariana Islands
US 7th Air Force HQ transfers from Hawaii to Saipan
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Seventh Air Force (US)
East Indies
US FEAF aircraft attack Ceram Island, Ambon Island, Boeroe Island, and the Molucca Islands
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
IJN heavy cruiser Myoko damaged by USN submarine Bergall
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel T-12 sunk by USN submarine Pintado
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel T-104 sunk by USN submarine Pintado
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army attacking around Limon, Cogon, and Linao, then repulsing Japanese counterattacks overnight on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
USN light cruiser Nashville damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft, with heavy casualties among command staff for Mindoro landing
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
USN destroyer Haraden damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
Aircraft from US 7th Fleet escort carriers attack targets on Mindoro Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack targets on Negros Island, Mindanao Island, and elsewhere
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Volcano Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Iwo Jima with 15 B-24 bombers
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Japan
US 20th Air Force attacks Nagoya with 71 B-29 bombers flying from the Marianas, with four bombers lost
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
B-29 raids on Japanese Home Islands, 1944-1945
French Indochina
US 14th Air Force attacks Bac Ninh and Phu Lang Thuong
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Thailand
US 14th Air Force attacks bridges near Kanchanaburi and Chiengmai
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
China
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): Elements of Chinese 4th War Area recover Cheho
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Burma
Chinese 38th Infantry Division of Northern Combat Area Command breaks through Japanese defenses and attacks into Bhamo
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
British 36th Infantry Division of Northern Combat Area Command occupies Katha
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force attacks targets around Mongmit with 12 bombers
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force also attacks Japanese positions, transportation targets, and supply depots around Hay-ti, Tonkwa, Hosi, Longkin, Kyauktaing, Tigyaing, Kantha, Man-pwe, and Konnyaung
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
RN Task Force 64 with destroyers Napier and Nepal and supporting warships bombards Japanese positions along the Arakan coast in support of 15th Corps operations
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
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: 39
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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