On the Eastern Front... Force of the Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front (Konev) surround Breslau, to the west of the Oder River. During the evening, the German 3rd Panzer Army, part of Army Group Vistula, begins a counterattack from Stargard, near Stettin, against the right flank of the Soviet 1st Belorussian Front. General Wenck, is supervising the German attack at the headquarters of Reichsfuhrer SS Himmler -- nominally commanding the German army group.

Over Germany... During the day, the US 8th Air Force raids Dresden where the fire storm continues.

In the Philippines... A regiment from US 11th Corps is landed at the southern tip of Bataan on Luzon to help in the operations of the remainder of the corps. The fighting in Manila continues.

In the Volcano Islands... American USAAF B-24 and B-29 bombers raid Iwo Jima in preparation for the landings later in the month. They drop a daily average of 450 tons of bombs over the course of 15 days (6800 tons).