On the Eastern Front… A large part of the German 1st Panzer Army (part of Army Group South) is cut off around Kamenets-Podolski by Soviet advances to the Prut River by the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts. Other forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front capture Balta.
In Italy… Allied forces begin regrouping. The French Corps and the New Zealand Corps are withdrawn from the line. Units from the British 8th Army designated to replace the forces withdrawn from US 5th Army line.
In the Caroline Islands… Japanese patrols again sight large American naval forces heading for Palau Island. They decide to disperse their warships.