6 Oct 1943




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- Soviet troops captured Nevel, Russia, which was on the boundary shared by German Armeegruppe North and German Armeegruppe Mitte. ww2dbase [TH]
- Louis Mountbatten arrived in Delhi, India. ww2dbase [Louis Mountbatten | CPC]
- Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Saufley, and USS Fletcher departed Tulagi escorting a convoy of LSTs to Barakoma, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Saufley | DS]
- Lieutenant Kay Klages successfully conducted a photographic reconnaissance mission over Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
- During the Battle of Vella Lavella, destroyer USS Chevalier was sunk by Type 93 torpedoes launched from Japanese destroyer Yugumo. ww2dbase [Type 93 | Solomon Islands Campaign | The Slot | DS]
- The first docking at the newly completed Dry Dock No. 4 at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii took place. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii en route Fiji. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Shaw | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- US Fifth Army captured Capua and Caserta, Italy. The counterattack by German 16th Panzer Division near Termoli, Italy was repulsed by Canadian and British troops. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | TH, CPC]
- Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- Submarine USS Steelhead initiated a torpedo attack against the 10,000-ton fleet tanker Kazuhaya northeast of Truk scoring three hits. USS Tinosa followed up with six torpedo hits, causing the tanker to sink by the stern. ww2dbase [Steelhead | Tinosa | DS]
- USS Ranger and the ships of Operation Leader returned to the anchorage at Scapa Flow, Scotland. ww2dbase [Ranger | Orkney Islands, Scotland | DS]
- USS Dorado departed New London, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Dorado | New London, Connecticut | CPC]
- USS St. Louis was floated out of drydock #3 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Mare Island Navy Yard | Vallejo, California | DS]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) resumed air raids against Wake Island early in the morning and continued them through most of the day. That evening, the task group began its retirement to Hawaii. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | J. J. Clark | Wake | DS]




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