In Liberated France... General de Gaulle arrives in Paris and joins a ceremonial parade despite the risk from German snipers still in the city.

On the Western Front... Most of the Allied armies have advance elements across the Seine River. Both US 12th Army Group and British 21st Army Group are advancing northwest.

In Italy... Forces of the British 8th Army establish bridgeheads over the Metauro River. The British 5th Corps forces the German 71st Division to retreat.

On the Eastern Front... In the Balkans, Soviet forces reach the Danube River east of Galati. The main direction of the offensive is southwestward between Galati and Focsani toward Bucharest.

In Sofia... The Bulgarian government announces that it is withdrawing from the war and that German troops will be disarmed.

In Washington... At Dumbarton Oaks, senior Allied representatives meet to discuss postwar security.