In the Ryukyu Islands… On Okinawa, American forces conduct a coordinated attack on the Japanese held Shuri Line. The forces deployed include the US 3rd Amphibious Corps on the right of the line and the US 24th Corps on the left. Only minor gains are achieved. At sea, Kamikaze strikes damage the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill and 2 destroyers.
In the Philippines… On Luzon, elements of US 1st Corps make contact on Kapintalan Ridge. The US 25th Division advances on Santa Fe. On Mindanao, elements of US 40th Division advance to hills overlooking Del Monte airfield. Units of Filipino guerrillas liberate Cagayan. The US 24th Division mops up the area northeast of the Talomo river, near Mintal. On Samar, a small American contingent is landed to spot Japanese artillery sites firing on Davao on Mindanao. Fighting continues in the western mountains on Negros.
In New Guinea… After a bitter fight, elements of the Australian 6th Division occupy Wewak, the last Japanese-held port on the mainland.
In China… Chinese armies hold up the Japanese offensive against Chihchiang, threatening the flanks of the advancing columns and firmly defending in the area of Paima Shan.
On the Eastern Front… Units of the Soviet 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts eliminate most of the German resistance in Czechoslovakia and make contact with American forces at Pilsen. German Army Group Center (Schorner), confined to a pocket east of Prague, surrenders to the Soviets. In Austria, Soviet pressure forces some German units to surrender as well.
In Yugoslavia… In Croatia and the northwest, German Army Group Ostmark (Lohr), formerly Army Group E, continues to resist against Yugoslavian forces.
In the Aegean Sea… German island garrisons begin to surrender.