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 Russian Front
Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer with three destroyers and a torpedo boat supports German pocket near Wollin
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Naval operations in the Baltic Sea
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front blasting its way toward Stettin
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
German XXIV Panzer Korps involved in heavy action around Lauban
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Hitler visits headquarters of German 9th Army to oversee its deployment
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Adolf Hitler
Germany
U-14 decommissioned at Wilhelmshaven
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
US 8th Air Force attacks Hannover with 82 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 Misburg with 21 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 Ruhland with 24 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 Chemnitz with 166 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 Magdeburg with 219 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 Nienburg with 41 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 48 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 Brunswick with 191 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 Dedenhausen with 53 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 Dollbergen with 37 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 Hildesheim with 38 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 50 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Luftwaffe loses two fighters in daylight operations in defense of the Reich and occupied territory against Allied strategic bombing
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
German defenses against Allied strategic bombing
RAF Bomber Command sends 234 aircraft to attack Kamen overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 222 aircraft to attack the Dortmund-Ems canal overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 64 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Strategic bombing of Berlin
RAF Bomber Command sends 32 aircraft to attack Wurzburg overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Netherlands
Nine V-2 rocket launches against England
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Four V-2 rocket launches against Antwerp
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
New, longer-ranged V-1 flying bombs begin launching against London
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Northwest Europe
Canadian 1st Army makes contact with US 9th Army at Walbeck near Geldern
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 9th Army captures Aldekerk and Krefeld and continues attacking toward the Rhine
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 1st Army attacking toward Cologne and the Rhine
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 3rd Army captures Weinsheim, Rommersheim, Fleringen, Giesdorf, Wetteldorf, Reuland, Metterich and Gondorf
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 7th Army opens attacks around Forbach and Stiring Wendel
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Churchill visits Julich in Germany and, with assembled generals and their staffs, urinates on captured West Wall fortifications
Northwest Europe campaign, 1944-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Winston Churchill
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force conducts limited operations in poor weather conditions
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, patrols, escort, ground support, and tactical bombing missions
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
RAF Bomber Command sends 17 aircraft on special operations with supplies and agents for Resistance forces overnight
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Partisans, guerrillas, and resistance movements in Europe
North Sea
RAF Bomber Command sends 31 aircraft to conduct 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 OS 114 / KMS 88 departs Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
RN midget submarine XE-11 lost in accidental collision
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Operation Gisella: Luftwaffe intruders follow returning bombers and shoot down 20 Bomber Command aircraft over their bases overnight, losing three fighters
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Final crash of Luftwaffe aircraft on British soil occurs overnight
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Italy
British 8th Army attacking around San Severo and between Lake Comacchio and the Adriatic
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Jewish Infantry Brigade enters the line along the Senio River under command of British 8th Army
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 5th Army attacking around Monte Torraccia, Monte Castello, Monte Terminale, and Monte della Vedetta
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force aircraft attack transportation lines, supply depots, airfields, and other targets in the Po valley, at the Brenner Pass, and elsewhere in northern Italy
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Algeria
Convoy GUS 75 departs Oran for Hampton Roads
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Atlantic convoys
Atlantic Ocean
RN anti-submarine trawler Southern Flower sunk by U-1022
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
East Indies
Japanese vessel Suiten Maru sunk by USN submarine Sea Robin
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
USN submarine Tuna delivers supplies to guerrillas on Borneo
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack Borneo and Ternate Island
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
Japanese vessel No. 1 Yaei Maru sunk by US 14th Air Force aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel No. 1 Iyasaka Maru sunk by US 14th Air Force aircraft off Hainan Island
Naval operations in Chinese waters, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
RAAF aircraft conduct minelaying operations off Hainan Island
Naval operations in Chinese waters, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel Hario sunk by mine
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army finishes clearing Manila and Manila Bay area on Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
US 8th Army continues clearing Palawan Island and lands a reinforced battalion on Burias Island and Ticao Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack targets on Mindanao Island, Jolo Island, and Batan Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Formosa
US FEAF aircraft attack Kiirun harbor and Tainan airfield
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Volcano Islands
US V Amphibious Corps attacking northward on Iwo Jima against undiminished opposition
Landings on Iwo Jima, February 1945
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Group 52.2 provide support for USMC operations on Iwo Jima
Landings on Iwo Jima, February 1945
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Naval operations in Japanese waters
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
USN attack transport Bolivar damaged by Japanese shore batteries off Iwo Jima
Landings on Iwo Jima, February 1945
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Naval operations in Japanese waters
Bonin Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Chichi JIma with 10 B-24 bombers
Air operations over Chichi Jima
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Japan
Japanese vessel No. 2 Nissho Maru sunk by USN submarine Trepang off Miyake Jima
Naval operations in Japanese waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
French Indochina
US 14th Air Force attacks targets between Vinh and Nam Dinh and in Hanoi
Operations in Indo-China, 1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
British 14th Army attacking Meiktila
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Japanese defenders of Meiktila mostly destroyed while attempting to break out
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force provides support for ground operations around Mansam with 24 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force provides support for ground operations around Mogok with 16 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force attacks Na-lang bridge with 10 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force attacks Japanese positions, transportation lines, and other targets around Kankaing and elsewhere with 10 bombers and 80 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Andaman Islands
RN destroyers Rapid, Rocket, Roebuck, and Rotherham bombard Japanese garrison
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: 69
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013
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Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes)
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Hammel. Air War Europa
Hammel. Air War Pacific
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Rohwer. Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two
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Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources.
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