6 Nov 1945
- The Soviet Union announced that it would soon have its own atomic bomb. ww2dbase [TH]
- The American FR-1 Fireball jet fighter became the first jet aircraft to land on a carrier. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Ivan Bagramyan was awarded the Order of Lenin for the second time. ww2dbase [Ivan Bagramyan | CPC]
- A FR Fireball piston-jet mix-powered fighter became the first aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier (USS Wake Island) while using jet power. ww2dbase [FR Fireball | CPC]
- At San Pedro, California, United States, Captain Harry Heneberger, Commander Destroyer Squadron 21, departed USS Nicholas for duty ashore. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
- Shan princes sent a message to the United Kingdom seeking dominion status within the British Empire. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru departed Kusaie, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Kusaie | CPC]
- Douglas MacArthur officially announced the disbanding of the 17 Japanese zaibatsu vertical monopolies. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Tokyo | CPC]
- A group of Malays massacred 40 Chinese men, women, and children at the village of Padang Lebar near Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan; 17 would be later arrested for this massacre. This was but one of many ethnic incidents in the region during this period. ww2dbase [Padang Lebar, Negri Sembilan | CPC]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay departed Mare Island Naval Shipyard bound for Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Vallejo, California | DS]
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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