The Kingdom of Thailand and the Empire of Japan entered into a peace treaty providing that four Malayan provinces would become part of Thailand.
Thailand is one of the unique Axis powers of the war in that the Allies simply chose to ignore its declaration of war upon them. It had actually been invaded by Japan in December 1941, before becoming a Japanese ally, so at least there was some reason to disregard its status, but only some.
The Red Army captured Libedin, west of Kharkiv. However, as Sarah Sundin notes:
Today in World War II History—August 20, 1943: 80 Years Ago—August 20, 1943: In a battle near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Germans defeat Soviets and destroy 184 tanks.CBC war correspondent Matthew Halton preparing to broadcast from Sicily, August 20, 1943
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