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4 November 1943

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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Burma

112th Regt, Ch 38th Div, digs in in current positions in N Burma, since all efforts to advance have been futile and costly. 2d Bn is still short of Sharaw Ga.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Italy

15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army’s Br ro Corps, with M. Massico and M. S. Croce hill masses under its control, prepares for assault on M. Camino by 56th Div.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Solomon IS.

2d Mar Para Bn withdraws. from Choiseul in LCI’s. Bougainville beachhead is seriously threatened as Japanese naval force, including heavy cruisers, arrives at Rabaul from Truk.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-04, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Mediterranean Theater

THOR mission records show at least 83 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-04, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-11-04, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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4 November 1943

Entries

112th Regt, Ch 38th Div, digs in in current positions in N Burma, since all efforts to advance have been futile and costly. 2d Bn is still short of Sharaw Ga.

15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army’s Br ro Corps, with M. Massico and M. S. Croce hill masses under its control, prepares for assault on M. Camino by 56th Div.

2d Mar Para Bn withdraws. from Choiseul in LCI’s. Bougainville beachhead is seriously threatened as Japanese naval force, including heavy cruisers, arrives at Rabaul from Truk.

THOR mission records show at least 13 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-04, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 83 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-04, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.

THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-11-04, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

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