 On the Eastern Front... Berlin is now threatened by the advances
of 1st Ukrainian Front and 1st Belorussian Front; on the lower Vistula
River, Soviet troops around Elbing and Marienburg are trying to break
through to Danzig and Gdynia. Among the German forces opposing the
advance toward Berlin are those of Army Group Vistula, nominally under the command of Heinrich
Himmler.
Over Germany... Nuremberg is attacked by 900
American B-17 bombers with 700 escort fighters. The nominal target is
the passenger station and marshalling yards; the escorts conduct
strafing runs on locomotives, rolling stock and parked planes. A total
of 23 of the American aircraft are lost.
On the Western Front... The US 20th Corps (part of US 3rd Army) continues its attacks.
In the Philippines... There are American landings on the island of Biri where Japanese resistance is encountered.
In the Volcano Islands... The naval bombardment groups (US TF54 and TF52), now joined by US Task Force 58, continue to provide support to the US 5th Amphibious Corps fighting on shore. American troops make slow progress toward Mount Suribachi in the south and the first airfield to the north of the beachhead. There are Japanese counterattacks and infiltration attempts during the night. |
