11 Dec 1943
- Light carrier Ryuho departed Singapore. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- The USAAF bombed Emden, Germany, while 18 RAF Mosquito aircraft attacked Duisburg, Germany. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- USS Ray departed Fremantle, Australia for her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- 65th Bomb Squadron (flying B-24 aircraft) of USAAF 43rd Bomb Group and 80th Fighter Squadron (flying P-38 aircraft) of USAAF 8th Fighter Group were transferred from Port Moresby to Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Fourteen men of GROPAC-5 departed. ww2dbase [Main Article | DS]
- The Canadian attack in "The Gully" region in Italy was met with resistance, suffering heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- USS Pompon sank two small Japanese boats in the South China Sea with her deck gun. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
11 Dec 1943 Interactive Map
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