In the Soviet Union... In Latvia, an estimated 17 NKVD troops surround a group of 18 VCA partisans. A total of 10 partisans, including the leader, are killed.

In Occupied Germany... Josef Kramer and 44 others German SS officers stand trial at Luneburg on charges of conspiracy to commit mass murder at Auschwitz and Belsen. Meanwhile, the British, in order to begin receiving war reparations, place an order for 20,000 Volkswagen Beetle cars. By years end more than 1,700 had been produced, their sale being used to recreate the German post office, red cross and other institutions. Within a year 10,000 were made, selling for 5,000 RM a piece, though as of yet no civilians were allowed to purchase the car.

In France... Jean-Herold Paquis, another "radio traitor" broadcasting from occupied Paris, was sentenced to death at the conclusion of a trial in which the prosecution called no witnesses but played recorded extracts from his broadcasts. He admitted during the trial that he received payment for his services and noted that after hearing of the German atrocities he was "happy over the Allied victory" and recognized that he had been "mistaken."

In China... Nationalist Chinese occupy Beijing.