US NAVY
Submarine Seahorse (SS‑304)
sinks Japanese Coast Defense Vessel No. 21, 140 miles northwest of
Cape Bojeador, Luzon, 19°27'N, 118°08'E.
Submarine Whale (SS‑239)
sinks Japanese transport Kinugasa Maru and merchant tanker Akane Maru
west of Balintang Channel, north-northwest of Luzon, 19°40'N, 118°05'E.
British submarine HMS Tally Ho sinks
Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 2, 110 nautical miles west of
Penang, Malaya, 04°20'N, 98°24'E.
Dutch submarine Zwaardvisch sinks
German submarine U-168 in Java Sea, 06°20'S, 111°28'E.
Mine sinks Japanese gunboat Saga off
Hong Kong, 22°17'N, 114°10'E.
EUROPE—U.S.
freighter George Popham is mined off Normandy, but suffers little
damage; there are no casualties among the 42-man merchant complement, the
26-man Armed Guard, or the 70 stevedores embarked to work cargo.
MEDITERRANEAN—Destroyer
Niblack (DD‑424) bombards railroad yards on Cape Impeglio. Niblack is
later damaged when accidentally rammed by destroyer Jouett (DD‑396) when
the latter drags anchor.
U.S. freighter Elinor Wylie is
mined while en route from Marseille to Toulon, France, at 42°57'30"N,
05°49'30"E; there are, however, no casualties among the 40-man merchant
complement or the 29-man Armed Guard, and the ship is towed into Toulon, where
she discharges her cargo without further incident.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
EIGHTH AF—Nearly 1,200 heavy bombers attack 11 primaries,
including oil plants, aircraft factories, ordnance facilities, and AF—training
school, in Northern Germany, and 19 targets of opportunity including airfields
at Stralsund and Stade. 16 fighter groups in escort claim 19 air victories.
NINTH AF—300‑plus medium bombers and light bombers hit
marshalling yards, barracks, and ammo dump at Hengelo and Duren and bridges at
Arnhem and Aldenhoven. Fighters fly armed reconnaissance in Dusseldorf, Aachen,
Trier, Dieuze, and Koblenz areas, sweeps and patrols in forward areas, attack
railroads in Dorsel area, and support US First, Third, and Seventh Armies’
forces in Eastern France and Western Germany.
TWELFTH AF—Weather cancels all operations of medium bomber
wings and XII Fighter Command.
FIFTEENTH AF—Weather cancels bombing operations. 35 P‑38’s
strafe airfields at Sedhes, Megalo Mikra, Megara, Eleusis, and Tatoi airfields,
and 55 P‑51’s strafe Kalamaki airfield.
TENTH AF—20‑plus P‑47’s bomb troop concentrations in Mawlu
and Bilumyo and damage approach to bridge at Seywa. 8 B‑25’s attack bridges at
Hsenwi, damaging main bridge but causing little harm to bypass bridges.
Transport operations continue on large scale in CBI.
FOURTEENTH AF—12 B‑25’s bomb Wuchou and attack boats and
other targets of opportunity in Canton area. 50‑plus P‑40’s and P‑51’s on armed
reconnaissance over areas of China South of the Yangtze River attack
rivercraft, bridges, town areas, troop concentrations and targets of
opportunity along Northern Indochina coast.
FEAF—P‑38’s hit Kaoe airfield and shipping near Djailolo. P‑47’s
bomb Kaimana. In Ceram‑Amboina‑Boeroe area B‑25’s and P‑38’s attack Namlea,
Waai, Amahai, and several small craft.
TWENTIETH AF—The first P‑61 night fighters arrive in
Chengtu on eve of third air raid. (In 10 attacks from 6 Sep to 19 Dec, only 43
aircraft participate).
SEVENTH AF—B‑24’s from Saipan hit Iwo Jima in harassment
attacks during 6/7 Oct. A B‑24 from Kwajalein bombs heavy gun battery on Emidj.
During 6/7 Oct, 3 B‑24’s bomb Wake.
US ARMY
WESTERN EUROPE—21 Army Group: In Canadian First Army area,
2 Corps opens assault on Breskens Pocket, Canadian 3d Division forcing Leopold
Canal North of Maldegem and establishing small bridgehead against stubborn
resistance.
12th Army Group:
In U.S. First Army’s XIX Corps area, Gen Corlett issues orders late in day, as
corps’ West Wall bridgehead is being firmly established, halting further
advance until link-up has been made with VII Corps. 2d Armored Division,
instead of driving East to secure crossings of the Roer, is to maintain current
positions on North flank of the bridgehead while assisting 30th Division to
push South East. Combat Command B, 2d Armored Division, is stopped by enemy on
left flank less than 1,600 yards from Geilenkirchen; on right takes villages of
Beggendorf and Waurichen, the latter North East of Uebach. Combat Command A
joins 117th Infantry in attack to South East that receives close air support
and overruns crossroads hamlet about halfway between Uebach and Alsdorf; Combat
Command A column thrusts East almost to Baesweiler. TF Cox of 119th Infantry,
30th Division, undergoes counterattack that overruns 4 pillboxes before it is
checked; these are later recovered. Battalion of 120th Infantry, relieved by
29th Division at Kerkrade, moves to Rimburg woods. Germans are again aided by
massed artillery fire, but after day’s action offer less resistance. Costly
effort to clear Peel Marshes comes to an end as 7th Armored Division breaks off
attack. The division has gained less than 2 miles in this operation and is
still within British zone. In VII Corps area, 39th and 60th Regiments of 9th
Division attack at 1130, after preparatory bombardment, in Huertgen Forest
toward Schmidt against tenacious opposition. In V Corps area, Gen Gerow resumes
command of corps.
In U.S.
Third Army’s XX Corps area, relief of elements of 357th Infantry on North flank
of 60th Division by TF Polk permits preparation for attack on Maizières-lès-Metz
on 7th. Heavy enemy fire fails to dislodge Americans from the slag pile to
North West. TF Warnock, which is strengthened by elements of 3d Battalion, 2d
Infantry, and 7th Combat Engineer Battalion, prepares to renew attack on Fort
Driant on 7th.
6th Army Group:
In U.S. Seventh Army’s VI Corps area, 3d Division continues battle for Vagney
and clears enemy from positions astride Tendon–Le Tholy road.
In French
1st Army’s 2d Corps area, the enemy counterattacks prevent French forces from
progressing against heights North of the Moselle and isolate forward elements.
ESTONIA—Soviet forces of Leningrad Front land on Oesel
(Saarema), off coast of Estonia, and begin clearing the island.
ITALY—AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army area, South African 6th
Armored Division takes Mont Vigese in surprise attack under cover of heavy
mist, and pushes on toward Mont Stanco. In IV Corps area, TF 92 begins
protracted struggle in coastal sector for Mont Cauala. In II Corps area, 168th
Infantry of 34th Division finishes clearing left flank of corps, Germans having
withdrawn from Hill 747; is subsequently withdrawn to reserve; 91st Cavalry
Reconnaissance Squadron screens left flank; 133d Infantry, faced with difficult
supply problems, presses toward Monterumici hill mass. In 91st Division zone,
363d Infantry, after clearing Monzuno-Loiano road, is pinched out; 362d attacks
enemy delaying line based on Mont Castellari; 361st makes slow progress on East
flank of division. Withdrawing 339th Infantry to reserve, 85th Division
continues attack with 338th and 337th Regiments; 338th pushes toward
Castelnuovo di Bisano and La Villa in effort to bring left flank abreast 337th
Infantry. 88th Division continues efforts to take Hill 587 on right flank of
corps; relief of 350th and elements of 351st Regiments on right flank of
division is completed. In British 13 Corps area, 3d Brigade of 1st Division,
attacking in evening, gains precarious hold on slopes of Mont Ceco.
In British
Eighth Army area, 5 Corps postpones general assault across the Fiumicino for 24
hours. 20th Brigade, Indian 10th Division, makes preliminary attack toward Mont
Farneto, dominating feature North West of Sogliano, pushing through Strigara
and gaining crest before dawn of 7th.
CBI—Gen Hurley delivers to Chiang Kai-shek President
Roosevelt’s reply, in which the President agrees to recall Gen Stilwell but
declines to put another U.S. officer in command of Chinese troops. Gen Stilwell
will command Chinese troops in Burma and in Yunnan Province but will be
relieved of responsibility for lend-lease matters. Gen Sultan is to be
responsible for Hump tonnage.
PALAUS—On Angaur, particularly heavy fire is placed on
enemy pocket at North West tip of island, and 322d Infantry feints attack,
luring enemy into exposed positions.
US MARINE CORPS
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