In Burma… Near Kohima, Japanese forces encircle the British 161st Brigade, part of British 33rd Corps (Stopford) at Jotsoma and block the main road to the west from Kohima near Zubza. About 3500 British-Indian troops are now trapped in Kohima and engaged in hand-to-hand fighting for the next 13 days.

On the Eastern Front… Heavy fighting north of Razdelnaya continues as a small pocket of German and Romanian forces is reduced. To the north, German forces encircled near Tarnopol make an unsuccessful attempt to break out.

In Germany… Goebbels is appointed “City President of Berlin,” superceding the authority of the Oberburgmeister.

In Occupied Hungary… Recent Allied bombing raids on Budapest cause the large scale evacuation of civilians to begin.