4 Jun 1943

- Luftwaffe bombed the tank factory in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia. ww2dbase [TH]
- The British House of Commons refused to lift the economic blockade against occupied Europe. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Three American submarines entered the Sea of Japan. ww2dbase [CPC]
- The Times newspaper in Britain reported the death of the fictitious Royal Marines temporary captain and acting major W. Martin. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- James Johnson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order medal. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Chinese 79th Corps launched a frontal attack against Japanese troops in the Hubei-Hunan border region in China, on the southern side of the Yangtze River; Japanese positions were pushed back, but the Chinese suffered very heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- A Luxembourg national working at Peenemünde, Germany reported to the United Kingdom the presence of a 10-meter-long rocket with 150- to 250-kilometer range which was fueled by "bottles containing gas". ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Bachelor Officer Quarters (BOQ) "D" turned over to station. ww2dbase [Main Article | DS]
- In Tokyo, Japan, Emperor Showa made a rare address about an individual regarding the loss of Isoroku Yamamoto. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]


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