| In Occupied Germany... In Berlin, the Allied
occupation forces hold a victory parade. At 1430 a warrant officer of
the British Guards hoisted the Union Jack over Berlin at the German
victory column, near the Brandenburg Gate. The ceremony took place in
the presence of officers and troops of the American, British, French and
Soviet armies.
In Washington... The American chiefs of staff authorize a
special operation, known as Overcast, which is intended to exploit
"chosen, rare minds whose continuing intellectual productivity we
wish to use" from among German scientists.
In Managua... Nicaragua becomes the first state to ratify the United Nations Charter.
In China... General Claire Chennault resigns his command of
the US 14th Army Air Force in protest to plans to disband it.
In Burma... Japanese forces strike at British forward
positions in the Sittang river bend east of Pegu but fail to make
significant gains. Heavy casualties are reportedly inflicted on the
Japanese. A Japanese attack on the Mawchi road, 24 miles east of Toungoo
is defeated.
Over Japan... Some 600 US B-29 Superfortress bombers struck
Osaka, Kofu, Chiba, Shimizu (near Tokyo), Shimotsu and Akashi, all on
Honshu. Nearly 4000 tons of bombs are dropped.
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