On the Western Front… Allied armies advance northeast in pursuit of the broken and retreating German forces. The US 3rd Army develops its bridgeheads over the Seine River. The right flank of its advance reaches Sens.

In Washington… At Dumbarton Oaks, senior Allied representatives meet to discuss postwar security. The senior American representative is Edward Stettinius, the British delegation is led by Sir Alexander Cadogan while the Soviet leader is Andrei Gromyko.