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 Russian Front
German vessel Erika Schunemann sunk by Soviet air attack at Libau (Liepaja)
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
German vessel Minna Cords sunk by Soviet air attack at Libau (Liepaja)
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
German vessel Inka sunk by Soviet air attack at Libau (Liepaja)
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945
6th Guards Tank Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front captures Ipolysag
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Norway
RN task force and carrier-based aircraft attack shipping along Norwegian coast
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Luftwaffe aircraft unsuccessfully attack RN task force off Norwegian coast
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Netherlands
Six V-2 rocket launches against Antwerp
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Northwest Europe
US 9th Army finishes 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, having cleared Huertgen Forest, pushes toward Dueren
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 3rd Army attacking around Habkirchen and Rimling
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army captures Lembach and fighting around Fort Schiesseck, Climbach, and Lauterbourg
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force 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
US 9th Air Force bombers grounded by poor weather conditions but fighters support ground forces, attack transportation targets, and fly armed recon missions
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
North Sea
RAF Bomber Command sends 39 aircraft on minelaying operations overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
United Kingdom
Convoy ON 272 departs Southend for New York City
Atlantic convoys
Yugoslavia
RN destroyers Brocklesby and Wheatland bombard Bar
Yugoslavia: Partisans and special operations
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Aegean and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Adriatic Sea
RN destroyer Aldenham sunk by mine off Pola
Naval operations in the Aegean and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Italy
British 8th Army renews offensive around Pergola ridge, Colle, and Naviglio canal
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 5th Army halts unsuccessful attacks against Tossignano
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force aircraft attack German positions along the front 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
United States
Convoy HX 326 departs New York City for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
East Indies
US FEAF aircraft attack Boeroe Island, Halmahera Island, and northern Borneo
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
IJN auxiliary minesweeper No. 7 Choun Maru sunk by RN submarine Shalimar
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army making slow progress against Japanese defenses on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
USAAF, USMC, and USN aircraft attack airfields throughout the islands in effort to prevent Japanese kamikaze attacks
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38 attack airfields on Luzon and shipping in adjacent waters
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Japanese vessel T-109 sunk by USN carrier-based aircraft off Vigan Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
RAAF Catalina aircraft conduct minelaying operations in Manila Bay
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
IJN Coast Defense Vessel No. 28 sunk by USN submarine Blenny off Luzon Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
IJN guardboat No. 5 Taisho Maru sunk by USN submarine Blenny off Luzon Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Volcano Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Iwo Jima with 24 B-24 bombers
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Thailand
US 20th Air Force attacks Bangkok and other targets with 47 B-29 bombers flying from Calcutta
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
Japanese forces make unsuccessful attack against US 475th Infantry Regiment of Northern Combat Area Command at Tonk-wa
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Japanese garrison of Bhamo breaks out overnight and withdraws safely toward Namhkam
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
British 14th Army captures Pinlebu, Pinbon, and Indaw
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
British 15th Corps begins advancing toward Buthidaung in the Arakan
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 14th Air Force attacks targets around Loi Mwe and Kentung with 16 aircraft
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
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 Bodegon, Panghkam, Hohai, Dobin, Kyaukpyintha, Ho-naw, Kunlong, Nawngkyaung, Tonkwa, and elsewhere
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Twenty Japanese aircraft intercept a formation of transports over the Bhamo-Lashio road, but USAAF fighters intervene
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: 42
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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