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• Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested for being part of an attempt on Hitler's life. ww2dbase [Dietrich Bonhoeffer | TH]
• Axis forces fell back from Wadi Akarit towards Enfidaville, Tunisia as the British Eighth Army began linking up with US II Corps. ww2dbase [Battle of Wadi Akarit | TH]
• British pressure in southeastern Tunisia caused Axis forces to begin falling back from the El Guettar region. ww2dbase [Battle of El Guettar | CPC]
• Captured French torpedo boats Bombarde, La Pomone, and L'Iphigénie, been in Italian service since Dec 1942, were transferred on loan to the German Navy. ww2dbase [CPC]
• USS Helena (St. Louis-class) joined the cruiser group with USS Honolulu, USS Nashville, and USS St. Louis while the cruiser group was on station in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Nashville | St. Louis | Honolulu | Helena (St. Louis-class) | Walden Ainsworth | DS]

• Alpino Bagnolini sighted an aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean at 1337 hours; she submerged to avoid detection. At 1541 hours, she sighted a periscope, and the Italian submarine turned away. At 1703 hours, she sighted another aircraft, and again submerged. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | CPC]

• George Kenney arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]

• Yugure arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yugure | Truk | CPC]

• Barbers Point Naval Air Station: British Torpedo Squadrons commenced night flying. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]

• Naka arrived at Hashirajima, Japan. ww2dbase [Naka | Hashirajima, Yamaguchi | CPC]

• When a company of the British 5th East Yorkshire Regiment had to withdraw temporarily behind the crest of a hill in southern Tunisia, Private Eric Anderson, a stretcher-bearer, went forward alone through heavy fire to rescue the wounded. Three times he brought in wounded comrades, and was rendering first aid to a fourth when he was mortally wounded. For this gallant deed on the field of battle, Private Anderson would be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. ww2dbase [AC]

• USS Salt Lake City and USS Bailey arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Bailey | Salt Lake City | Vallejo, California | DS]

• USS Whale arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Whale | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
• USS Permit departed Midway Atoll, starting her eighth war patrol. ww2dbase [Permit | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
• USS Wahoo arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Wahoo | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
• Gato-class submarine USS Silversides departed Johnson Island bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Silversides | Johnson Island | DS]

6 Apr 1943 Interactive Map