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6 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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Italy

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army area, Br 10 Corps seizes crest of M. Camino and for the next 3 days mops up W slopes as far as the Garigliano.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
European Theater

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included FRANCE.

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 315 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force.

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 199 Allied sorties (36 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-06, 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.
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 69 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, RAF.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

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6 December 1943

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15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army area, Br 10 Corps seizes crest of M. Camino and for the next 3 days mops up W slopes as far as the Garigliano.

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by unidentified Allied air units. Targets included FRANCE.

THOR mission records show at least 315 Allied sorties (13 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 9th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force.

THOR mission records show at least 199 Allied sorties (36 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force.

THOR mission records show at least 69 Allied sorties (15 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-06, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force, RAF.

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