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 Soviet Union
Yalta conference continues with Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, and their advisers
Yalta conference, February 1945
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Russian Front
Kriegsmarine cruiser Admiral Scheer, a destroyer, and three torpedo boats support German 4th Army around Frauenburg
Baltic flank of the Russian front, 1943-1945
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
70th Army of Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front, having destroyed German garrison in a long and bloody struggle, captures Thorn
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Baltic Sea
U-923 sunk by mine
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Norway
U-864 sunk by RN submarine Venturer off Stavanger
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
Germany
Six 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 Lutzkendorf with 233 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 Arnsberg and Paderborn with 147 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 Magdenburg with 296 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 64 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 Weimar with 198 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 Dulmen with 107 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 173 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 Moosbierbaum, Graz, and Bruck with 54 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
Netherlands
Eight V-2 rocket launches against England
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Northwest Europe
Canadian 1st Army captures Mehr, Niel, Keeken, Milligen, and Nuetterden
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 1st Army begins final push toward Schwammenauel dam
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 3rd Army captures Neuendorf, Gondenbrett, Hermespand, and Nieder Mehlen
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 7th Army fighting house-to-house in Oberhoffen
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
French 1st Army completes destruction of German 19th Army in the Colmar pocket
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force conducts Rodeo operation
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force aircraft support ground operations, fly armed recon missions, escort bombers, and attack tactical targets
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
US 9th Air Force aircraft fly armed recon, ground support, and tactical bombing missions
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Gibraltar
Convoy MKS 82 departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Italy
Canadian I Corps begins withdrawing for transfer to join Canadian 1st Army in Northwest Europe
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 5th Army fighting localized actions in the Serchio valley and along Cinquale canal
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force grounded by poor weather conditions
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Ecuador
Government declares war on Germany and Japan
Ecuador
United States
Convoy UGF 20 departs Hampton Roads for Naples
Atlantic convoys
Caroline Islands
US 20th Air Force attacks Truk Atoll with 29 B-29 bombers
Raids on Truk Atoll and lagoon
Operations in the Caroline Islands
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
East Indies
Japanese vessel No. 177 Nanshin Maru sunk by USN PV-1 aircraft
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
Air operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
IJN escort vessel No. 61 damaged by mine, towed to Saigon, and subsequently written off
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army attacking Zigzag pass and assaulting into Manila against heavy resistance on Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
11th Airborne Division of US 8th Army attacking Nichols Field south of Manila on Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
USMC aircraft support US 6th Army operations on Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack airfields and other targets on Luzon as well as coastal shipping
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Naval operations in the Philippines, 1942-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack Corregidor Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Formosa
Japanese vessel Hekisui Maru sunk by USN aircraft off Formosa
Naval operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Volcano Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Iwo Jima with 22 B-24 bombers
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
China
Chinese-American Composite Wing fighters attack Tsingtao airfield and claim 100 Japanese aircraft destroyed on the ground
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
Indian 15th Corps captures Ramree town on Ramree Island
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force provides support for ground operations around Myitson with 22 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force attacks bridges at Tonglau and Ke-hsi Mansam with 10 bombers
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 Bawgyo, Inailong, Tangtong, Man Mau, Se-u, Mansam, Panghai, Naland, and Man Hpatwith 50 fighters
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: 44
Total entries on file: 59,729
Updated: 17:47 Pacific Time on 13 May 2012
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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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