4 Jun 1943


- Luftwaffe bombed the tank factory in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia. ww2dbase [TH]
- The British House of Commons refused to lift the economic blockade against occupied Europe. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Three American submarines entered the Sea of Japan. ww2dbase [CPC]
- The Times newspaper in Britain reported the death of the fictitious Royal Marines temporary captain and acting major W. Martin. ww2dbase [Operation Mincemeat | CPC]
- James Johnson was awarded the Distinguished Service Order medal. ww2dbase [James Johnson | CPC]
- Aircraft from USS Bogue attacked and damaged German submarines U-228, U-603, and U-641 in the Central Atlantic. ww2dbase [Conclusion of the Battle of the Atlantic | Bogue | DS]
- Chinese 79th Corps launched a frontal attack against Japanese troops in the Hubei-Hunan border region in China, on the southern side of the Yangtze River; Japanese positions were pushed back, but the Chinese suffered very heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Battle of Exi | CPC]
- A Luxembourg national working at Peenemünde, Germany reported to the United Kingdom the presence of a 10-meter-long rocket with 150- to 250-kilometer range which was fueled by "bottles containing gas". ww2dbase [Peenemünde Army Research Center | Peenemünde, Pommern | CPC]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Bachelor Officer Quarters (BOQ) "D" turned over to station. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]
- In Tokyo, Japan, Emperor Showa made a rare address about an individual regarding the loss of Isoroku Yamamoto. ww2dbase [Isoroku Yamamoto | Tokyo | CPC]
- USS Nashville arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard for repairs and overhaul. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Nashville | Vallejo, California | DS]



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