| In China... Chinese forces capture the city of
Ishan from Japanese forces after a five-day battle. The Chinese forces
pursue the Japanese towards Liuchow.
In the Ryukyu Islands... On Okinawa, mopping up operations
proceed on the Oroku peninsula. The troops of the US 3rd Amphibious
Corps and the US 24th Corps continue to eliminate fortified caves held
by Japanese forces on Kunishi Ridge and on Mount Yuza and Mount Yaegu.
An American regiment of the US 96th Division reaches the summit of Mount
Yaegu, while the US th Division extends its control of Hills 153 and
115.
In the Philippines... On Luzon, American forces dislodge the
Japanese blocking the Orioung Pass. Elements of the US 37th Division,
formed into an armored column, advance as far as Echague. From Santiago,
other units advance toward Cabanatuan and Cauayan.
From Washington... The US Joint Chiefs of Staff issue a
directive to General MacArthur, General Arnold and Admiral Nimitz to
prepare plans for the immediate occupation of the Japanese islands in
the event of a sudden capitulation. This order may have been given in
light of recent progress on the production of an atomic bomb but this is
not stated.
In Occupied Germany... In Hamburg, British troops capture the
former Nazi foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, in a
boardinghouse. |
