Battle of the Atlantic

• U-48 severely damages the French tanker Emile Miguet (14.115t) 190 miles southwest of Fastnet. She was a straggler from convoy KJ-2. The ship catches fire and is abandoned with 1 crewman killed and 1 missing. The survivors are picked up by the American steamer Black Hawk. She is scuttled by gunfire from the British destroyer Imogen.
• U-48 next sinks the British steamer Heronspool (5202t), a straggler from convoy OB-17, 260 miles southwest of Fastnet. The American steamer President Harding rescues the entire crew.
• U-37 sinks the Greek steamer Aris (4810t) west of Ireland. 2 of the crew are lost, but 27 survivors are picked up by the Dutch steamer Sicilien.

Britain, Planning

Churchill urges the mining of Norwegian waters to disrupt the flow of iron ore to Germany.

Diplomatic Relations

• Hitler's peace proposals are rejected by Neville Chamberlain.
• Negotiations between Russia and Finland continue. The Soviet Union sends Finland a list of territorial demands, which include a land exchange and the right to establish military bases.

Germany, Policy

Adolf Eichmann orders the removal of Jews from Austria and Czechoslovakia into Poland.

Western Front

The BEF is fully deployed along the Franco-Belgian border between Maulde and Halluin.