On the Eastern Front… In the Caucasus, the Soviets capture Nalchik. Chernyshkovskiy on the Chir River is also captured by Red Army troops.
In New Georgia… US Task Force 67, commanded by Admiral Ainsworth, bombards the Japanese base at Munda. A second group of cruisers and destroyers is in support of the effort. Proximity fuses for antiaircraft ammunition is used for the first time by one of the vessels involved in the bombardment.