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 Soviet Union
Convoy JW 65 arrives Kola Inlet
Naval operations in Arctic waters
Arctic convoys
Russian Front
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front attacking around Samland, Koenigsberg, and Heiligenbeil
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Hitler refuses to allow German 4th Army to evacuate Heiligenbeil
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Adolf Hitler
Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front attacking around Gotenhafen (Gdynia) and Danzig
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Rearguard of German 3rd Panzer Army destroyed in the Altdamm bridgehead by Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front
Soviet advance to the Oder, January - April 1945
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Tatabanya and Szekesfehervar
Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945
Denmark
RAF attacks Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen with 18 Mosquito bombers, but accidentally hits a nearby school
Germany: Occupied territories
Denmark: Home front and occupation
Denmark: Resistance and special operations
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Germany
US 8th Air Force attacks Luftwaffe airfields with 1211 bombers in effort to destroy jet fighters on the ground
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 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 35 bombers
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Unfinished Kriegsmarine destroyer Z-51 sunk by US 8th Air Force bombers at Bremen
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Eighth Air Force: Operations and missions
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
US 15th Air Force attacks Vienna and other targets
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 178 aircraft to attack Rheine 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 160 aircraft to attack Munster 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 139 aircraft to attack Bremen 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 20 aircraft to attack Arbergen bridge during the day
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Luftwaffe loses six 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 159 aircraft to attack Hamburg overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
Strategic bombing of Hamburg
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-239 sunk by RAF Bomber Command aircraft at Hamburg overnight
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
RAF Bomber Command sends 143 aircraft to attack Bochum overnight
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Bomber Command: Operations and missions
RAF Bomber Command sends 142 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
Netherlands
Eight V-2 rocket launches against England
V-weapons offensive and defenses, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Northwest Europe
US 1st Army gradually expanding Remagen bridgehead and preparing for new offensive
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 1945
US 3rd Army attacking around Bingen, Mainz, Oppenheim, Worms, Ludwigshafen, and Mannheim as it closes up to the Rhine
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 1945
US 7th Army pushing to the Rhine and threatening to isolate German defenders remaining west of the river
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 1945
All quiet on French 1st Army front along the Rhine
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 1945
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force aircraft support ground operations, escort bombers to Copenhagen, and attack transportation targets
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Fighter Command / 2nd Tactical Air Force: Operations and missions
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force opens its first airbase on German soil
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 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, ground support, and tactical bombing missions, including more than 580 bomber sorties
From the Rhine to V-E Day, March - May 1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
North Sea
Kriegsmarine S-boat S-181 sunk by RAF aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
Kriegsmarine S-boat S-203 damaged by mine, then sunk by Allied aircraft
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
English Channel
US vessel James Eagan Layne heavily damaged by U-399 and subsequently written off
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
US vessel John R. Park sunk by U-1195
Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1944-1945
The U-Boat war, 1939-1945
United Kingdom
Food shortages in the UK due to supplies diverted to liberated areas of Europe
United Kingdom: Home front and occupation
Convoy UC 61A departs Liverpool for New York City
Atlantic convoys
Gibraltar
Convoy MKS 90 departs Gibraltar for Liverpool
Atlantic convoys
Yugoslavia
US 15th Air Force attacks a rail yard
Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
Air operations in the Balkans, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945
Fifteenth Air Force: Operations and missions
Italy
US 12th Air Force aircraft attack transportation lines, supply depots, and other targets throughout northern Italy
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Kriegsmarine torpedo boat TA-42 (ex Italian) sunk by Allied aircraft at Venice
Gothic Line to the Alps, August 1944 - May 1945
Naval operations in Italian waters, 1943-1945
Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945
Algeria
Convoy GUF 21 departs Oran for Hampton Roads
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
Atlantic convoys
United States
USAAF P-63 fighter shoots down Japanese bomb balloon near Reno, Nevada
United States: Home front and occupation
Japanese attacks against the west coast of North America
Balloon bombs
New Guinea
Australian 6th Infantry Division advancing toward Dagua airfield
Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
Bismarck Archipelago
Australian 6th Infantry Brigade advancing to Bulus River and Moondei River on New Britain
Operations in the Bismarcks, 1943-1945
East Indies
RN destroyer and two USN PT boats attack Sarawak on Borneo
Operations in the East Indies, 1942-1945
Naval operations in the East Indies
South China Sea
IJN sub chaser Ch-9 sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
IJN sub chaser Ch-33 sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel Tateishi sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel No. 1 Motoyama Maru sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel No. 2 Fushimi Maru sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel No. 6 Takasago Maru sunk by US FEAF aircraft
Naval operations in East Asian waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Japanese vessel Kainan Maru sunk by USN submarine Baya
Naval operations in East Asian waters
United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945
Philippine Islands
US 6th Army enters undefended San Fernando, clearing west coast of Luzon, and captures Mount Caymayuman, Mount Yabang, Mount Tanauan, and Cuenca
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Detachment of US 8th Army clears Simara Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Detachment of US 8th Army lands on Guimaras Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack multiple targets and support US 6th Army operations on Luzon
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack Cebu Island
Philippines campaign, 1944-1945
Air operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945
Volcano Islands
Japanese defenders continue to resist tenaciously in final positions on Iwo Jima
Landings on Iwo Jima, February 1945
Operations in the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands, 1944-1945
Bonin Islands
US 7th Air Force attacks Chichi Jima with 16 P-51 fighters flying from Iwo Jima and 13 B-24 bombers flying from Guam
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
First use of Japanese Okha (Baka) piloted suicide bombs, with 18 dispatched against USN Task Force 58
Naval operations in Japanese waters
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
IJN 5th Air Fleet sends 55 kamikaze aircraft to attack USN Task Force 58 off Kyushu, with 45 unable to find targets and returning
Naval operations in Japanese waters
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
Kamikaze forces and operations
Carrier-based interceptors shoot down all but one Japanese aircraft before the attack force reaches USN Task Force 58
Naval operations in Japanese waters
Air operations over the Japanese Home Islands, 1942-1945
China
Laohokou operation: 39th Infantry Division of Japanese 34th Army attacking toward Hsiangyang in support of 12th Army offensive
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
US FEAF aircraft attack targets on Hainan Island and in nearby waters
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
Burma
British 14th Army mopping up around Mandalay
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
US 10th Air Force supports ground operations around Hsipaw with 30 fighters
Allied return to Burma and beyond, 1944-1945
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater
US 10th Air Force attacks Japanese positions and transportation lines with 13 bombers and 42 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: 66
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013
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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
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Edelheit and Edelheit. A World in Turmoil
Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes)
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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
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Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources.
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