The 10th Army crossed the Asato and entered Naha on Okinawa. The Japanese landed paratroopers on Yontan airfield and destroyed a large number of aircraft.
Australian troops surrounded Wewak on New Guinea.
Tokyo was heavily hit in a US incendiary rai
Field Marshall Robert Ritter von Greim, age 52, the last commander of the Luftwaffe committed suicide. Von Greim had been a pilot in World War One and was a recipient of the Blue Max.
De Gaulle awarded Montgomery the Grande Croix of the Legion d'Honneur
Courtney Hodges was given a parade in Georgia.
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