US forces entered Chartres. US forces also advanced towards Argentan and Alençon, in pursuit of the German forces fleeing the Falaise pocket. Falaise itself was liberated by the Canadians. Montgomery attempted to close the Falaise pocket with an attack from Trun, which Bradley believes to be too late. Polish troops in the British 1st Corps crossed over the Dives.
The French 2nd Corps landed in southern France.
Walter Model replaced Günther von Kluge as Oberbefehlshaber West.
The Wehrmacht launched Operation Doppelkopf as a counteroffensive in the East.
The Red Army reached Ossow outside of Moscow, but had to withdraw under a German counterattack.
The Battle of Studzianki ended in a victory for Polish and Soviet forces.
The Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou ( 桂柳會戰) commenced between the Imperial Japanese Army and the Nationalist Chinese.
The US froze Argentine gold assets in the US due to failure to cooperate against the Axis.
Cheyenne experienced record railroad traffic due to war transportation of troops. (Wyoming State Historical Society calendar).
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