On the Western Front… German forces counterattack elements of US 1st Army (part of US 12th Army Group) that have broken through the Siegfried Line defenses. The American forces hold the attack.

On the Eastern Front… Soviet troops of 3rd Ukrainian Front capture Pancevo on the north bank of the Danube River, east of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Other Soviet troops reach Vladimirovac and link up with partisan forces nearby.

In Greece… Allied forces land on the Peloponese near Patras. Other forces occupy Greek islands in the Aegean Sea.