Over Germany… The US 8th Air Force conducts raids on the Ruhr industrial area and the Rhine with 1000 bombers. Oil plants and bridges are the nominal targets.

On the Eastern Front… The advance of the 1st Belorussian Front reaches German Pomerania. Sepolno and Leszno are taken on the flanks of the advance. To the south, 1st Ukrainian Front troops complete the capture of Katowice, in the Dombrova coal basin.

On the Western Front… British forces report progress on the Roer River. The US 1st Army launches attacks east of St. Vith in the Ardennes.

In China… The first supply convoy using the Ledo Road arrives.