| In the Philippines... General MacArthur announces that the operations on Luzon are complete. It has been 5 months and 19 days since the American invasion began. An estimated 11,000 Japanese
troops remain isolated in the Sierra Madre mountains and another 12,000
are trapped in the Kiangan-Bontoc (or Ifugao-Bontoc) area. The US 8th
Army is assigned the task of mopping up on Luzon while the US 6th Army
is reorganized for the invasion of Japan (Operation Olympic). Much of the mopping-up will be left to Filipino units. On
Mindanao, mopping up operations continue.
In the Greater Sunda Islands... On Borneo, the preparatory naval bombardment, at Balikpapan, continues.
Australian forces capture Kuala Belait.
Over Japan... American aircraft drop incendiary bombs on Moji,
Nobeoka and Okayama. In Warsaw... A Polish government of
national unity is formed. It includes several members of the
London-based Polish government in exile. |
