Sicily During the night US forces make a second amphibious landing behind enemy lines east of Cape Orlando. Solomon Islands The Americans on New Georgia deploy one or two battalions to intercept the Japanese escaping from Munda, trying to reach the north coast and cross to Kolombangara Island. Swiss newspaper Neue Zuricher Zeitung states; The accumulation of bad news is shaking even the firmest believers in Hitler. German hopes of victory are completely dwindling. They have been replaced by a deep anxiety, as the people are convinced that the party will not give in, even if more towns like Hamburg are erased.
