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6 Dec 1944
  • USS Trepang reached the Philippine Islands area off Luzon; in the evening, she attacked a Japanese convoy and sank three freighters. ww2dbase [Trepang | CPC]
  • The British 2nd Army was denied the prize of Arnhem in the Netherlands when the Germans demolished dykes and flooded the area between Arnhem and Nijmegen. ww2dbase [AC]
  • Heinkel's He 162 jet fighter made its maiden flight. Manufacture of the He 162 was protected from Allied air attack by being built in an underground factory in a former salt mine at Tarthun near Magdeburg, Germany. ww2dbase [He 162 Volksjäger | AC]
  • Kaganovich was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Kaganovich | CPC]
  • Leutnant Erich Herkner of the German Kampfgeschwader 55 wing was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • USS Bailey concluded her shipyard repairs at Mare Island Naval Shipyard and began loading fuel and ammunition. LtCdr Arthur Johnson relieved Cdr Malcolm Munger as Bailey’s commanding officer. Bailey shifted to San Francisco Bay for further preparations for sea. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
French Indochina
  • Patrol Boat No. 102, tanker Seishin Maru, and tanker Miri Maru arrived at Dien Chau Bay (French: Baie du Brandon), Annam, French Indochina at 1200 hours. Patrol Boat No. 102 and Miri Maru departed at 1730 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Dien Chau Bay, Annam | CPC]
Germany Hawaii Pacific Ocean
  • Submarines USS Segundo, USS Trepang, and USS Razorback sank all ships in a 7-ship Japanese convoy, escorted by destroyer Kuretake and submarine chaser CH-33, in the South China Sea. Segundo was credited with damaging Yasukuni Maru (later scuttled) and sinking a unidentified ammunition ship. ww2dbase [Segundo | South China Sea | CPC]
Philippines Taiwan
  • The Taihoku Prisoners of War Camp No. 5 near Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan was closed. ww2dbase [Taihoku | CPC]
United States Photo(s) dated 6 Dec 1944
Aerial view of the Kaiser Company Shipyard No. 4 looking north, Richmond, California, United States, 6 Dec 1944.Aerial view of the Kaiser Company Shipyard No. 4 looking northwest, Richmond, California, United States, 6 Dec 1944.Aerial view of the Kaiser Company Shipyard No. 4 looking southwest, Richmond, California, United States, 6 Dec 1944.Overhead view of the Kaiser Company Shipyard No. 4, Richmond, California, United States, 6 Dec 1944.
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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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