On the Western Front... General Eisenhower establishes his headquarters in France as Commander in Chief of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. Canadian forces of British 21st Army Group capture Dieppe. Inland, British forces take Arras in the advance north of the Somme River. The forces of US 12th Army Group continue as well. US 1st Army approaches St. Quentin and Cambrai. The US 3rd Army captures Verdun and Comercy.

In Southern France... French forces of US 7th Army capture Narbonne and St. Agreve.

In Italy... The British 8th Army continues attacking the German-held Glothic Line in the east. The Canadian 1st Corps advances around Tomba di Pesaro.

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces reach the Bulgarian frontier at Giurgiu on the Danube River. Other Red Army troops capture Calarasi.

In Sofia... The Bulgarian prime minister, Ivan Bagrianov, resigns. Constantine Muraviev replaces him.