On the Eastern Front… Soviet forces in Estonia reach the Baltic Sea at Parnu. In Romania, Soviet forces advance from Arad to the Hungarian frontier.

Over Germany… There are RAF nighttime raids on Munster and Neuss (east of Aachen). Other bombers breach the Dortmund-Ems Canal.

On the Western Front… Operation Market Garden continues. British 30th Corps fails to make further progress. There is a successful German counterattack north of Eindhoven. To the west, Canadian forces cross the Escaut canal in attacks aimed at clear German forces from the north bank of the Scheldt.

In Italy… US 5th Army attacks clear the Futa Pass through the Appenine Mountains, to the north of Florence.

In San Marino… The republic of San Marino declares war on Germany after a German platoon takes its 300-man army prisoner.

In the Yap Islands… To the north of Palau Islands, part of the US 81st Division occupies Ulithi Atoll after naval reconnaissance suggests it is not in use by the Japanese. Work begins on converting the atoll into a major American naval base.