On the Western Front… In the Ardennes, American forces are engaged near Laroche. The British 30th Corps is advancing on the town from the west, capturing Bure and Samree. German forces are withdrawing, in good order, from the western tip of the salient. St. Hubert, 15 miles west of Bastogne, has been evacuated by the Germans under pressure from Allied forces.

On the Eastern Front… Soviet forces continue to be engaged in street fighting in Budapest. The island of Obuda is captured. The Soviet advance along the north bank of the Danube River, in southern Slovakia, reaches the Nitra River – 80 miles from Vienna and less than 50 miles form Bratislava.

In the Philippines… The US forces continue to come ashore on Luzon. Their beachhead is now several miles wide and deep.

In Burma… While the advance of British 33rd Corps to the Irrawaddy River is attracting Japanese attention, British 4th Corps is moving southward to the west of Chindwin with the intention of crossing the Irrawaddy River near Meiktila. Gangaw is captured in this advance.