| In India... British forces detain 4 agents landed
on the Orissa coast by a Japanese submarine in March 1944. Two of the
individuals are Bengalis and 2 are Punjabis.
In the Ryukyu Islands... On Okinawa, elements of the US 6th Marine Division advance in the Oruka Peninsula following their landing.
Naha airfield is secured. Elements of the US 96th Division (US 24th
Corps) reach the lower slopes of Mount Yaeju and are halted by intensive
Japanese fire.
In the Philippines... American forces advance without meeting
significant resistance in the Cayagan valley, on Luzon, as well as on
Minadanao.
In London... It is announced that a total of 184,512 British
and Canadian soldiers were casualties (killed or wounded) or missing
between D-Day and VE-Day.
In Occupied Germany... In Berlin, Soviet troops find a body
believed to be that of Adolf Hitler, in the Chancellery gardens.
In Rio de Janeiro... The government of Brazil declares
war on Japan.
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