| In Burma... The forces of the British 14th Army have completed regrouping, following their successes at Mandalay and Meiktila, and are now ready for a final offensive against the remaining Japanese forces. The British 4th Corps is to advance down the Sittang Valley and British 33rd Corps by the Irrawaddy Valley. All of the units have been reorganized to make them more mobile.
In the Ryukyu Islands... On Okinawa, the forces of US 3rd Amphibious Corps, attacking northward on the island, have cut the neck of the Motobu Peninsula and US 6th Marine Division begins operations to clear it of Japanese forces. At sea, there are less intense Kamikaze attacks.
In the Philippines... The US forces on Negros are reinforced by the landing of a second regiment, in the northwest of the island, near
Bacolod.
On the Eastern Front... In Austria, the Soviet forces push on west of Vienna despite German counterattacks. There is heavy fighting in the Austrian capital. In East Prussia, the Soviet attacks on Konigsberg begin to break through the defenses.
On the Western Front... On the southern flank, troops of the French 1st Army take Pforzheim as they continue their drive to the southeast. To the immediate north, US 7th Army units capture Schweinfurt. Other Allied armies farther north also advance.
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