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• In the morning, troops of Greek 3rd Mountain Brigade captured Rimini, Italy, which had been evacuated by the Germans overnight, and raised a Greek flag on the balcony of the municipal building; the mayor officially surrendered the city at 0745 hours. US 85th Division captured Firenzuola, Italy. Indian 4th Division withdrew from San Marino. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH, CPC]
• German Armeegruppe E evacuated the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece. ww2dbase [TH]
• US 83rd Infantry Division became part of the Third Army of US 12th Army Group. ww2dbase [CPC]
• The second authorized special attack was conducted by three Japanese Army aircraft. ww2dbase [CPC]

• USS Permit departed Brisbane, Australia, starting her fourtheenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• George Patton traveled to Paris, France to meet with Dwight Eisenhower over lunch. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• Men of Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade landed between Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands as British airborne troops in Arnhem were becoming overwhelmed. Nearby, Schijndel was captured by the Allies. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH, CPC]

• USS Alabama escorted US carriers as carrier aircraft began attacking Japanese positions in the Manila Bay area in the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• Josip Broz Tito arrived in Romania. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

• No. 3 Squadron RAF was transferred out of RAF Newchurch in southern England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

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