In the Greater Sunda Islands… On Borneo, almost 30,000 men of the Australian 9th Division make an unopposed landing in Brunei Bay (Operation Oboe VI). Small contingents also make assault landings on the islands of Labuan and Muara nearby. Naval support forces are under the command of Admiral Royal. A naval bombardment in support of the landings was conducted by a force of cruisers and destroyers under the command of Admiral Berkey.

In the Ryukyu Islands… On Okinawa, fighting continues on the Oroku Peninsula, where the forces of the US 6th Marine Division have reduced the Japanese pocket to about 2000 square yards. Heavy Japanese losses are recorded in nighttime counterattacks. Meanwhile, on the south of the island, the US 1st Marine Division suffers heavy losses in the successful capture of a hill west of the town of Yuza. The US 24th Corps forces, to the left, launches a major offensive against the last Japanese defensive line, the Yaeju-Dake Line. Japanese resistance is evidently weakening.

In the Philippines… On Luzon, Japanese forces halt the advance of the US 37th Division near Orioung Pass.

In the Admiralty Islands… British Pacific Fleet units leave Manus Island for operations against the Japanese base at Truk in the Caroline Islands.

In Burma… Burmese guerrillas led by British officers retake Loilem, in the Shan Mountains area.

In China… Chinese forces capture the port of Wenchow (I-shan) and pursue the Japanese forces toward Liuchow.

In Tokyo… Prime Minister Suzuki is granted dictatorial powers by the Imperial Diet.

In Occupied Germany… In Frankfurt, Marshal Zhukov confers the Soviet Order of Victory on Field Marshal Montgomery and General Eisenhower. During the evening, in a message broadcast by Hamburg radio, Field Marshal Montgomery says that the German people must be taught that not only have they been defeated, but that they are guilty of beginning the war as they were guilty in 1914. He suggests parents read the message to their children and ensure that they understand it.

In Liberated Czechoslovakia… In Prague there are indications of increasing restiveness over what is viewed as Soviet interference in the country and pressure for “Sovietization” the state. Three Red Army divisions are based on the outskirts of the capital.