In London… The Polish government in exile publishes a paper claiming German territory in East Prussia, Danzig and the Polish Corridor for postwar Poland.

On the Western Front… Forces of US 1st Army continue attacking near St. Lo. Elements of British 2nd Army advance toward Hottot-les-Bagues and Evrecy.

In Italy… British 8th Army forces capture Arezzo. Elements of the British 13th Corps cross the Arno River as the German forces fall back.

On the Eastern Front… Southwest of Vilna, Soviet forces storm Grodno. To the south, the 1st Ukrainian Front advances toward Lvov on a 300-mile frontage.

In New Guinea… Around Aitape, the Japanese forces along the Driniumor River weaken.

In the United States… The Bretton Woods conference continues.