Two GIs of the 2nd Infantry Division operate a .30 caliber light machine gun from under the cover of low-hanging trees. They are firing at a hedgerow across a clearing. Near Vire, France. 22 August, 1944.
The 7th Army captured Grenoble.
Destroyed German field kitchen, with more in background, near Falaise.
German POWs, Falaise.
The Royal Navy began carrier raids against the Tirpitz in Operation Goodwood. The HMS Nabob was hit by torpedoes from a German submarine, but was able to continue with limited operations. The U-344 was sunk in the Barents Sea by Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 825 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm. The frigate Bickerton was scuttled after being damaged by a torpedo strike.
Strikes against the Tirpitz were ineffective.
The Kriegsmarine ordered the evacuation of Constanta, Romania, a Black Sea port. Ships were authorized to be scuttled.
The 2nd Ukrainian Front captured Jassy, Romania, while the 3d Ukrainian Front drove northward, making 50 miles in two days.
The Japanese government introduced female labor conscription for women aged 12 to 40.
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