6 Jan 1943
- Doherty was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Parkash Singh of Indian 14th Division daringly rescued wounded comrades on the Mayu Peninsula in Burma. For his, and similar deeds on 19 Jan 1943, he was to be awarded the Victoria Cross medal. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Brigadier General Alphonse DeCarre assumed command of all US Marines on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands except for Marine aviation units. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- In a conference between Adolf Hitler and Erich Raeder, Hitler continued to express his anger in the German Navy's ineffectiveness. Raeder asked to be relieved of his duty. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- The US B-24 bomber piloted by Lieutenant George Rose, tasked with finding shot-down B-17 bomber San Antonio Rose between Rabaul, New Britain and Port Moresby, Australian Papua, was shot down over Wide Bay. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Flying Fish departed Brisbane, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- USAAF B-17 and B-24 bombers attacked Japanese shipping at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Jews in Opoczno, Poland were told that those with family in Palestine would be deported there. 500 Jews came out from hiding to register and were sent to Treblinka Concentration Camp where they were gassed. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Captured French submarine Phoque departed Bizerte, Tunisia with an Italian crew. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Captured French submarine Saphir departed Bizerte, Tunisia with an Italian crew. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Robert Johnson departed New York, New York, United States for Britain aboard the Queen Elizabeth. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, David Stubblebine
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