| In the Ryukyu Islands... On Okinawa, the Japanese resistance in the
Oruku peninsula ends. The US 6th Marine Division records a record 169
Japanese prisoners as well as finding about 200 dead. (This is a large total when compared with previous numbers of Japanese prisoners reported.) The fighting continues to the southeast, especially in the Kunishi Ridge
area where a regiment of the US 1st Marine Division suffers heavy
casualties. The US 24th Corps uses armored flamethrowers in the
elimination of the Japanese held fortified caves on Mount Yuza and Mount
Yaeju and on Hills 153 and 115.
In the Philippines... On Luzon, an American armored column
attempts pass through the Orioung Pass, to exploit a breakthrough
achieved by the US 145th Infantry Regiment (US 37th Division), but a
Japanese counterattack blocks the road.
In the Greater Sunda Islands... On Borneo, Australian forces enter
the city of Brunei. In China... Japanese forces prepare to
evacuate Liuchow and Kweilin. |
