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4 December 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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  3. Tarawa Atoll

    Capt Jackson R. Tote, USN, Commander, Advanced Base, Tarawa, takes command, relieving Gen Julian Smith. During December and January, air bases are constructed in the Gilberts.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  6. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 83 Allied sorties (16 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-04, flown by RAF, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  7. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 141 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-04, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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