Battle of the Atlantic

• The German steamer Mecklenburg (7892t) is intercepted by the British light cruiser Delhi and scuttled to avoid capture northwest of the Faroes. Her 56 man crew is picked up by the Delhi and taken to Sullem Voe.
• U-41 badly damages the Norwegian tanker Arne Kjode(11,019t) with 5 of the crew being lost. An attempt is made to save the tanker, but it is determined she is beyond saving. The destroyer Isis rescues the rest of the crew and sinks the tanker.
• U-41 sinks the British trawler Cresswell (275t) 18 miles nortwest of Flannan Island, Outer Hebrides with the loss of 6 of her crew. The submarine picks up the survivors who are later transferred to the British trawler Phyllisia.
• During the night the German destroyers Karl Galster, Hermann Künne and Hans Lüdeman lay 288 magnetic mines in the Thames Estuary. The British destroyer Blanche and 13 merchant ships of 48,725 tons are sunk in this field.

Britain, Home Front

In a broadcast, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, says that if the British get through the winter without any serious setback, the first campaign of the war will have been won.

Diplomatic Relations

Both Chamberlain and Daladier refuse the offer of mediation by the Netherlands and Belgium.

Germany, Home Front

Hundreds of Jews and dissidents are arrested following the Munich bomb attempt.