6 Nov 1943
  • Quintin Brand retired from the Royal Air Force. ww2dbase [Quintin Brand | CPC]
  • USS Corvina received fuel at Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. ww2dbase [Corvina | CPC]
  • German 4.Panzerarmee was split into smaller groups near Kiev, Ukraine, but it prevented Soviet troops from breaking the rail link with Army Group Center. ww2dbase [Battle of Kiev | TH]
  • The colonial government of India officially accepted US help with railway defense and operations. ww2dbase [CPC]
Australian New Guinea
  • Naka departed Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Naka | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Atago departed Rabaul, New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Atago | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Mogami departed Rabaul, New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Mogami | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Takao departed Rabaul, New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Takao | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
China Dutch East Indies
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Balikpapan, Dutch East Indies at 1134 hours. At 1457 hours, she departed toward Tarakan further up the coast of Borneo. ww2dbase [Stewart | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
Germany
  • The order for U-3048 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3048 | CPC]
  • The order for the construction of U-3059 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3059 | CPC]
  • German Navy ordered the construction of submarine U-3061. ww2dbase [U-3061 | CPC]
  • German Navy ordered the construction of submarine U-3062. ww2dbase [U-3062 | CPC]
  • German Navy ordered the construction of submarine U-3063. ww2dbase [U-3063 | CPC]
  • German Navy ordered the construction of submarine U-3060. ww2dbase [U-3060 | CPC]
  • The order for U-3049 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3049 | CPC]
  • The order for the construction of U-3056 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3056 | CPC]
  • The order for the construction of U-3052 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3052 | CPC]
  • The order for the construction of U-3057 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3057 | CPC]
  • The order for the construction of U-3016 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3016 | CPC]
Pacific Ocean
  • USS Haddock fired a total of 14 torpedoes on a convoy in the Pacific Ocean, claiming two oilers sunk with 8 hits, but the Japanese only suffered one oiler, Hoyo Maru, heavily damaged in that area on that date. ww2dbase [Haddock | CPC]
United States US Pacific Islands Photo(s) dated 6 Nov 1943
José Laurel in Tokyo, Japan, 5-6 Nov 1943

6 Nov 1943 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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