Heinrich Himmler revoked most exemptions for Jews married to Gentiles in Germany. Jewish spouses, for the most part, ordered deported to Theresienstadt in January, with exceptions for couples that had very young children or who had lost a child in combat.
The SS murdered 118 men at Drakela, Greece, in a reprisal for partisan activities.
The US 5th Army captured Monte Lungo. San Pietro is taken by the 36th Infantry Division.
Three officials of the Kharkov Gestapo were tried before a Soviet military Court, found guilty and sentenced to death. All three, Hans Rietz, Wilhelm Langfeld, and Reinhard Retzlaff would be executed the following day.
The U.S. Army formed a Counter Intelligence Corps unit for the Manhattan Project.
The Japanese destroyer Numakaze was sunk by the US submarine Grayback.
Famous British rocker Keith Richards was born in Kent.
