In Occupied Germany... The Potsdam conference recesses for the British delegation to leave for the announcement of the election results. Churchill, Eden and Atlee fly home. Meanwhile, Truman orders the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan as soon as possible after August 3rd.

In Japan... American cruisers Pasadena, Springfield, Wilkes-Barre and Astoria bombard Japanese air bases in southern Honshu. Meanwhile, aircraft from the US 3rd Fleet attack Kure naval base and the airfields at Nagoya, Osaka and Miho for a second day. The battleships Hyuga, Ise, and Haruna, the escort carrier Kaiyo and the heavy cruisers Aoba and Iwate are all sunk. There is not noticeable Japanese resistance to the strikes.

In Burma... Japanese forces pull out of Taunggyi in the Shan states.

In Malaya... British naval and air units continue attacks on Japanese positions and transportation targets on the west coast.

In the Philippines... On Mindanao, all organized Japanese resistance comes to an end in the Sarangani Bay area. American mopping up operations begin.