Slovak uprising begins. Soviet troops take Bucharest. Verdun, Dieppe, Artois, Rouen, Abbeville, Antwerp and Brussels liberated by Allies. Finland and the Soviet Union agree to a cease-fire. U.S. troops reach the Siegfried Line.
Soviet troops occupy Estonia.
Warsaw Uprising ends as the Polish Home Army surrenders to the Germans. Oct. 10-29.Soviet troops capture Riga. Massive German surrender at Aachen. French troops drive through the 'Beffort Gap' to reach the Rhine. French capture Strasbourg.