6 Aug 1938
China
China
- Japanese and Chinese troops clashed at Jinjiashan, Jinguanqiao, and Dengjiahe in Jiangxi Province, China, exchanging territories repeatedly throughout the day. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Jiangxi | CPC]
- British Ambassador to Germany Nevile Henderson noted to German diplomats that the United Kingdom would not risk British lives over Czechoslovakia. ww2dbase [Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland | Berlin | CPC]
- USS Stewart was ordered to abandon the search for the missing Pan American Airways flying boat Hawaii Clipper. ww2dbase [Stewart | CPC]
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