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]
- 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]
- Louis Mountbatten met with Chiang Kaishek in Chongqing, China. ww2dbase [Louis Mountbatten | Chongqing | CPC]
- The order for U-3048 was issued. ww2dbase [U-3048 | 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]
- 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]
- Escort carrier Kanalku Bay, still under construction at Vancouver, Washington, United States, was renamed Marcus Island. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Vancouver, Washington | CPC]
- USS Flying Fish arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Flying Fish | Midway | CPC]

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