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 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
Germany
Nine V-2 rocket launches against Antwerp
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
US 8th Air Force attacks Kassel with 318 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 Hannover with 327 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 transportation targets with 330 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 341 aircraft to attack Ludwigshafen overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 62 aircraft to attack Hannover overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Netherlands
RAF Bomber Command sends 17 aircraft to attack S-boat pens at Ijmuiden during the day
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
Northwest Europe
US 1st Army making slow progress along the Roer River
Aachen, Huertgen Forest, and the Roer River, September-December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 3rd Army heavily engaged around Dillengen, Habkirchen, Breiterwald, and Obergailbach
Lorraine campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
US 7th Army captures Riedseltz, Salmbach, Schlerhal, and Lauterbourg
Alsace campaign, September - December 1944
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force attacking ground targets
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 provide ground support, attack supply depots and other targets, and conduct armed recon missions
Autumn campaigns in Northwest Europe, September - December 1944
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
V-1 flying bombs launched from the Netherlands begin falling on Antwerp
Northwest Europe campaign, 1944-1945: Supply and logistics
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Germans begin new V-1 bombardment of Liege
Northwest Europe campaign, 1944-1945: Supply and logistics
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
British vessel Fort Maisonneuve sunk by mine in the Scheldt estuary
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
North Sea
RAF Bomber Command sends 23 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
Approximately four V-2 rockets hitting each day
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Italy
British 8th Army attacking around Sintria River, Faenza, Pergola, and Naviglio canal
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force aircraft provide ground support and attack transportation lines and other 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
Arnold, Eisenhower, and MacArthur promoted to new rank of general of the armies
General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Douglas MacArthur
Leahy, King, and Nimitz promoted to new rank of fleet admiral
Admiral William D. Leahy
Admiral Ernest J. King
Admiral Chester Nimitz
Kuril Islands
USN submarine Dragonet runs aground off Matsuwa Island
North Pacific Area operations, 1941-1945
Naval operations in the North Pacific Area, 1941-1945
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
East Indies
US FEAF aircraft attack Boeroe Island, Halmahera Island, and the Molucca Islands
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army continues attacking Japanese defenses and regrouping to reduce pockets around Ormoc on Leyte Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
USN Task Group 78.3 lands US 6th Army forces on Mindoro Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Elements of US 24th Infantry Division plus 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment land around San Agustin on Mindoro Island and push inland, capturing airstrip and village of San Jose
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
USAAF, USMC, and USN aircraft provide support for US 6th Army landing on Mindoro Island and attack targets throughout the islands
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-106 sunk by USN carrier-based aircraft off Luzon Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
IJN Coast Defense Vessel No. 54 sunk by USN carrier-based aircraft off Luzon Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
USN escort carrier Marcus Island damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Mindoro Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
USN destroyers Howorth and Paul Hamilton damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Mindoro Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
USN PT-223 damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Mindoro Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
USN LST-472 and LST-738 damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Mindoro Island and scuttled
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
IJN destroyer Momo sunk by USN submarine Hawkbill 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 13 B-24 bombers
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Burma
Japanese forces withdraw successfully from Bhamo
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Chinese 38th Infantry Division moves into Bhamo and pushes toward Namhkam while US 475th Infantry Regiment moves to Tonk-wa in Northern Combat Area Command
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
In the Arakan, Japanese Matsu Detachment attacks West African 81st Infantry Division around Tinma
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
British 15th Corps captures Buthidaung in the Arakan
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Mountbatten tours the front
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Admiral Louis Mountbatten
US 10th Air Force attacks Japanese positions, transportation targets, and supply depots around Namhkai, Ho-hko, Lashio, Panglong, Nanponpon, Panghkam, Kinu, Man Hpai, and Namhkam
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: 46
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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