In Italy, the British Eighth Army reaches the Rimini Line. Soviet troops cross the Danube in force and push toward Belgrade. 1 October U.S. First Army begins siege of Aachen. Germans suppress insurrection of patriots in Warsaw. 13 Germans launch first V-bomb against Antwerp.
Soviet troops overrun Riga, capital of Latvia.
14 U.S. naval force in air attacks neutralizes Formosa. 15 Northern China Area Command opens offensive to clear North Burma. 18 Soviet troops advance from Poland into Czechoslo- vakia. General Stilwell is recalled from China by President Roosevelt. 20 Belgrade falls to Soviet and Yugoslav forces.