Claus von Stauffenberg attempted an assassination attempt on Hitler for the second time, this time at the Wolf's Lair, but Hitler left the meeting that was targeted early and von Stauffenberg hurriedly recovered the bomb.
After this attempt, the only criteria on going forward with the plan was that Hitler be present.
The Second Battle of Odon began with a British offensive in their sector of Normandy.
The French took Poggibonsi in Italy.
The Battle of Nietjärvi began with a Red Army attack on Finnish positions.
The SAS raid on Symi ended in an Allied victory, achieving more than it had set out to do, including the wasteful deployment of German resources.
Japanese troops commenced atrocities on Guam, killing 16 out of 30 people of the village of Merizo. They herded them into a cave and threw in hand grenades.
Task Force 74 bombarded Japanese positions near Aitape, New Guinea.
The U-319 was sunk by a B-24 of the RAF in the North Sea.
Joseph Sadi-Lecointe, 53, famous French aviator, died from the after effects of Gestapo torture while he was held by the Germans.
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