On the Western Front… Elements of the US 1st Army reach the outskirts of Lessay. From here to the Taute River, the advance is halted for regrouping. Heavy fighting takes place near St. Lo.

In Italy… Divisions of British 8th Army launch attacks against German positions at Arezzo. To the west, the US 5th Army advances toward Leghorn. The French Expeditionary Corps capture Castellina.

On the Eastern Front… The Soviet 2nd Baltic Front captures Opochka, 30 miles north of Idritsa. Other Soviet forces cross the Niemen River in several places west and southwest of Vilna.

In the United States… The Bretton Woods conference continues.