On the Eastern Front… In Hungary, Soviet forces capture Szolnok and later Cegled, 40 miles southeast of Budapest. Long-range Soviet artillery bombards Budapest.

In Yugoslavia… Partisan forces take Sebenico.

On the Western Front… Elements of British 1st Corps (part of Canadian 1st Army) continues to advance toward the Maas estuary with the capture of Geertruidenberg. The fighting on Walcheren continues. British minesweepers reach Antwerp in the ongoing effort to clear the port and approaches. Most Allied supplies continue to be landed in Normandy at this time. Meanwhile, a German counterattack recovers Schmidt from the US 1st Army.

In Burma… The British 5th Indian Division, leading the advance of British 14th Army, captures Kennedy Peak, south of Tiddim.

In the Philippines… On Leyte, American forces advance west of Dagami around “Bloody Ridge”.

In Washington… The head of the British Chiefs of Staff Mission, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, dies at 63 years of age.