On the Western Front… Elements of US 13th Corps (part of US 9th Army) reach the Roer River. Elements of the US 20th Corps (part of US 3rd Army) cross the Saar River near Patchen, in assault boats. They secure the main bridge of the Saar.

In Italy… British, Canadian and Polish forces of British 8th Army begin new attacks on a broad, 3 corps frontage.

On the Eastern Front… Soviet troops of 2nd Ukrainian Front capture Miskolc.

In Liberated Greece… In Athens, police open fire on demonstrators supporting the communist EAM party and its military wing the ELAS. The incident results in street fighting between communist supporters and anti-communist factions.

In Britain… The Home Guard, a volunteer defense force created during the German invasion panic of 1940, is officially “stood down” from service.

In Burma… British colonial troops (from East Africa) capture Kalewa, one of the main centers for river traffic south to Mandalay.