On the Eastern Front… Soviet forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front (Konev) reach the Bug River at Gayvoron. Other advances capture Dolinskaya.
In the Solomon Islands… On Bougainville, Japanese attacks continue. US forces continue to hold.
In the Admiralty Islands… A small American force lands on Hauwei Island. The Japanese garrison, led by Colonel Ezaki, resists.
In the Marshall Islands… Americans occupy Wotho Atoll. There is no Japanese garrison.