On the Eastern Front… Soviet forces take Mozyr and Kalinkovichi. In the north, the Soviet Leningrad, Volkhov and 2nd Baltic Fronts begin an offensive aimed at relieving Leningrad.

In the Bismark Archipelago… On New Britain fighting continues around Cape Gloucester, held by the US 1st Marine Division (Rupertus). Japanese counterattacks delay American plans to expand the beachhead.

In the United States… The union representing railroad workers accepts contract terms suggested by President Roosevelt, avoiding a major strike action.