In Occupied France… German Field Marshal Rommel is severely wounded in a strafing attack on his staff car by an Allied fighter aircraft. Rommel was returning to his headquarters from an inspection tour.

From Berlin… Field Marshal Kluge assumes temporary command of Army Group B (Rommel).

On the Western Front… Forces of US 1st Army penetrate into the town of St. Lo.

In Occupied Norway… The British carriers Formidable, Indefatigable and Furious escorted by the battleship Duke of York launch air attacks against German battleship Tirpitz at anchor at Kaafiord. The incoming strike is detected and a smoke screen effectively conceals the target.

In Tokyo… Admiral Nomura replaces Shimada as the Minister of the Navy.

In Washington… President Roosevelt announces that he will leave the choice for Vice President to the Democratic Party convention.

In the United States… The Bretton Woods conference continues.