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 Russian Front
19th Army of Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front captures Koslin
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front attacking around Altdamm, hammering German X SS Panzer Korps
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
German XXIV Panzer Korps captures Lauban
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
German Army Group South with 6th SS Panzer Army, 2nd Panzer Army, and 6th Army completes preparations for Operation Frulingserwachen offensive around Lake Balaton to recover Budapest
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Germany
Wehrmacht begins calling up 15- and 16-year-old boys
Germany: Home front and occupation
Goebbels and Hitler discuss possibility of peace with Soviet Union in order to concentrate on war in the west
Russo-German War, 1941-1945: Politics and diplomacy
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
US 8th Air Force attacks Chemnitz 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 Plauen with 34 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 Hamburg with 120 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Strategic bombing of Hamburg
RAF Bomber Command sends 170 aircraft to attack Gelsenkirchen during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 760 aircraft to attack Chemnitz overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 258 aircraft to attack Bohlen overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 75 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 15 aircraft to attack Gelsenkirchen overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 36 aircraft to attack other targets overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Netherlands
Two 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 attacking toward Xanten
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 9th Army closing up to the Rhine, but bridges destroyed
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 1st Army attacking Cologne
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 3rd Army pushing to the Kyll River and establishing bridgeheads
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
US 7th Army captures Stiring Wendel and continues attacking into Forbach forest
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force conducts Ramrod operation 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, leaflet, escort, ground support, and tactical bombing missions, including more than 560 bomber sorties
Winter battles in Northwest Europe, December 1944 - March 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
United Kingdom
Luftwaffe aircraft conduct attacks
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Italy
US 5th Army concludes its limited offensive and withstands German counterattacks around Monte della Spe overnight
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
US 12th Air Force mostly grounded by poor weather conditions but a few fighters attack targets in the Po valley
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Australia
General Vasey killed in air crash near Cairns
Australia: Home front and occupation
General George Vasey
Bismarck Archipelago
Australian 6th Infantry Brigade attacking across Wulwut River on New Britain
Operations in the Bismarcks, 1943-1945
East Indies
IJN gunboat Man-yo 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
IJN auxiliary net layer Nagara 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
Japanese vessel Shoyo 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
US FEAF aircraft attack targets on Borneo
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Air operations in the East Indies
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Cha-110 sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
Air operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
Japanese vessel Ryoei Maru sunk by USN submarine Bashaw
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Japanese vessel Seishin Maru sunk by USN submarine Bashaw
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Kasuga Maru sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Ujina Maru sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel Shoto Maru sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Philippine Islands
On Luzon, US 6th Army attacking around Balayan Bay, Baguio, Salacsac Pass on Villa Verde Trail, and Cagayan valley
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
US 8th Army clearing Palawan Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft support ground operations on Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack airfields on Mindanao Island and Jolo Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Formosa
US FEAF aircraft attack targets across the island
Air operations in the Central and Western Pacific Area, 1941-1945
Ryukyu Islands
US FEAF aircraft attack targets throughout the islands
Operations in the Ryukyu Islands, 1945
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
IJN minesweeper W-15 damaged by USN submarine Tilefish, run aground, and subsequently written off
Operations in the Ryukyu Islands, 1945
Naval operations in Japanese waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Volcano Islands
US V Amphibious Corps regrouping for new attacks on Iwo Jima
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 LST-642 damaged in accidental collision 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 11 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
French Indochina
US 14th Air Force fighters attack road, rail, and river traffic at various locations
Operations in Indo-China, 1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
China
US 14th Air Force conducts bridge-busting attacks at multiple locations with 40 aircraft
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 14th Air Force fighters attack road, rail, and river traffic at various locations
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
British 14th Army begins main advance toward Mandalay from the north
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force provides support for ground operations around Mogok and Mansam with 50 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, supply depots, and other targets with 12 bombers and 46 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: 55
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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