In Italy... Hitler and Mussolini meet at Feltre in northern Italy. Hitler demands more effort from the Italians while Mussolini remains silent.

In Sicily... American forces advance quickly to the north and west. On the east coast, the British continue to be held. Montgomery alters the weight of his offensive further inland toward Gerbini, Agira and Leonforte.

On the Eastern Front... The Soviet offensives toward Orel and Kharkov continue. In the Orel salient, the Red Army now threatens Bolkhov.