On the Eastern Front… Soviets forces begin the destruction of the trapped German 9th and 4th Armies (an estimated 100,000 troops) in Belorussia. Other Red Army forces continue to exploit westward.

On the Western Front… Elements of US 1st Army capture La Haye du Puits.

In New Guinea… On Numfoor, the Japanese garrison counterattacks the Allied beachhead but fails to make progress. American forces prepare to assault the third airfield on the island, at Namber.

In the United States… The Bretton Woods conference continues.