Air Operations, CBI
BURMA- 37 10th Air Force P-47s and 459th Fighter Squadron P-38s attack troops around Nawng Leng and Wan Pong.
- 12 P-47s sweep roads behind the Japanese Army battle lines.
- 5 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s and more than 70 14th Air Force fighter-bombers attack numerous targets around Fantung and across southern and eastern China.
- Thanks in large measure to supply and support efforts provided by 14th Air Force aircraft, which have been instrumental in defensive efforts, Chinese Army forces holding defensive positions around the Ankang and Sian airfields are able to mount small offensive operations.
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]Air Operations, East Indies
- XIII Bomber Command B-24s attack the Jesselton airfield on Borneo and and the Mandai airfield on Celebes and Soerabaja.
- 42nd Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack Tarakan Island.
- Fleet Air Wing 10 PVs attack various targets on Borneo.
| ]Air Operations, Japan
- 109 XXI Bomber Command B-29s attack at the Izumi airfield on Honshu, and the Kanoya, Kokubu, Miyaknonjo and Miyazaki airfields on Kyushu.
- 3 B-29s attack other targets.
- 6 28th Composite Bomb Group B-24s attack the Kataoka naval base.
- 2 B-29s are lost.
| ]Air Operations, Philippines
- V Bomber Command B-25s and A-20s, and V Fighter Command fighter-bombers attack targets across Luzon.
- 1st Marine Aircraft Wing PBJs, SBDs, and F4Us support the US X Corps on Mindanao.
| ]Air Operations, Ryukyus
- US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft support the US 10th Army on Okinawa.
- Task Unit 52.1.3 TBMs and F6Fs attack airfields in the Sakishima Islands.
- A VMF(N)-542 F6F downs a B5N 'Kate' torpedo bomber 26 miles north of Okinawa at 2220 hours.
- Kamikazes sink an ammunution carrier and damage a destroyer.
| ]Borneo
Over the next 4 days Adm Russell S. Berkey leads a squadron of 3 cruisers and 6 destroyers in a preparatory bombardment of targets in the Tarakan area in the northeast of the island. On the 30th there is a small landing by a US force on the offshore island of Sadan.
Britain, Home Front
Mrs Mavis Tate and a Parliamentary delegation publish a horrific description of Buchenwald.
[ | ]Burma
The 26th Indian Div embarks at Akyab and Kyaukpyu for Operation DRACULA, the assault of Rangoon. The East Indies Fleet leaves Trincomalee to carry out neutralizing attacks on Japanese bases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
[ | ]China
The Chinese, with air support from the Americans, hold their positions in defense of the Ankang and Sian airfields and gradually go over to the counteroffensive.
[ | ]Diplomatic Relations
Count Bernadotte arrives with the Western Allies' reply to Himmler's offer: the Allies reply to Himmler's peace proposals with a total refusal and a reminder of the already established demands for unconditional surrender on all fronts.
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Eastern Front
The 2nd Belorussian Front advances swiftly into Pomerania, taking Prenzlau and Angermünde. In Berlin the struggle for the streets is as bitter as ever. Three-quarters of the city is already in the hands of Zhukov's forces, attacking from the north, and Konev's, attacking from the south. The 1st Belorussian Front captures the suburb of Spandau, in the northwest, Potsdam and Rathenow. From the southeast, the German 9th Army tries in vain to fight its way through to Berlin, counterattacking in the area of Zossen.
German headquarters admits the loss of Pillau in East Prussia.
GERMANYThe German 3rd Panzer Army falls apart and its remnants flee west. In Berlin, Potsdam falls to the Soviets. Outside the city the Frankfurt-Guben Group is wiped out in the Halbe Pocket, and the 4th Panzer and 9th Armies disintegrate.[MORE]
[ | ]Italy
Units of the US 5th Army continue to advance in north Italy; the 92nd Div reaches Genoa.
[ | ]Japan, Home Front
The Japanese port of Nagoya is closed to all shipping, the first major facility to cease operations because of the US blockade.
[ | ]Okinawa
The Americans continue their attacks against the Japanese Shuri line positions with artillery, tanks and flame-throwers.
The heavy cruiser Wichita (CA-45) is damaged off Okinawa by the Japanese coastal defense guns. The destroyers Ralph Talbot (DD-390) and William D. Porter (DD-579), the destroyer escort England (DE-635) and the high-speed transport Rathburne (APD-25) are all damaged by suicide aircraft.
[ | ]Philippines
On Luzon in the US I Corps sector, units of the 37th and 33rd Divs take Baguio. There is still fighting in the area of Mount Myoko. In the XI Corps sector, units of the 6th Div reach the summit of Mount Pacawagan. In the XIV Corps sector, the 11th Airborne Div launches a determined attack against Mount Mataasna Bundoc, the last major Japanese position in southern Luzon.
On Mindanao, units of the US 34th Div advance in the Digos area against strong Japanese opposition. The Americans try an outflanking maneuver against Davao City; it is thought that this is the area where the Japanese will put up their final resistance.
[ | ]Western Front
The XII Corps, US 3rd Army, reaches the Czechoslovak frontier north of Bischofsreuth. The units of the XX Corps extend their bridgehead in the area of Regensburg and obtain the surrender of the city.
In the US 7th Army sector the 20th Arm Div, XV Corps, prepares for the attack on Munich. The VI Corps pushes on toward the Austrian frontier.
[ | ]Images from April 27, 1945
Civilians Leaving Kronach |
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Feasting Together |
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Evacuating Wounded |
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British Aid to Partisans |
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Partisans Wait for the Containers Carrying Supplies |
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Preparing for a Recon |
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Concentration Camp Survivor Talks with Russians |
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US Soldiers Entering the Galleria, Genoa |
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