Air Operations, CBI
CHINA- 7 341st Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack a bridge at Sincheng and rail yards at Sinsiang.
- 28 14th Air Force fighter-bombers attack numerous targets at 11 locations.
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]Air Operations, East Indies
XIII Bomber Command B-24s and XIII Fighter Command P-38s attack several targets on Borneo.
[ | ]Air Operations, Formosa
- 117 V Bomber Command B-24s attack anti-aircraft batteries and town areas at Takao.
- B-25s attack the Shinei area.
- V Fighter Command fighter-bombers sweep coastal areas.
| ]Air Operations, Japan
28 318th Fighter Group P-47s attack shipping and a lighthouse on islands south of Kyushu.
[ | ]Air Operations, Philippines
V Bomber Command A-20s attack targets on Luzon.
[ | ]Air Operations, Ryukyus
US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft support US 10th Army ground forces on Okinawa and attack airfields in the Sakishima Islands.
[ | ]France, Home Front
100,000 German PoWs are to be used to clear 100 million mines.
[ | ]Germany
Zhukov is appointed as the Soviet representative on the Allied Control Commission.
[ | ]Iran
The Foreign Minister demands(asks for?) the withdrawal of all British, US and Russian forces.
[]Okinawa
In the US XXIV Corps sector, the 77th Div penetrates among the ruins of the village of Shuri. The 7th Div overcomes Japanese resistance near Karadera. Most of the enemy have already retired farther south.
The US advance reaches Shuri south of the former Japanese positions.
[ | ]Pacific
- The Japanese submarine I-12 is sunk by aircraft (VC-13) from the US escort carrier Anzio in the Philippine Sea.
- The US submarine Blenny (SS-324) sinks the Japanese cargo ship Hokoku Maru (520t) southwest of Bandjermasin, Dutch East Indies.
- The US submarine Croaker (SS-246) sinks No.154 Shuttle Boat and No.146 Shuttle Boat in the Java Sea.
- Mines laid by USAAF B-29s sink several Japanese ships: the transport Hakuun Maru (594t) off Hakata, Japan; merchant cargo ships Fujitama Maru (2218t) off Wadanomisaki light, Kasumi Maru off Mijizaki, and No.14 Takasago Maru (834t) northwest of Tadotsu.
| ]Philippines
On Negros Island, all organized resistance by the Japanese in the western part of the island ceases.
[ | ]Syria
Damascus is again bombed by the French.
[ | ]Images from May 30, 1945
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