Battle of the Atlantic

• U-28 sinks the British steamer Royston Grange (5144t) from convoy SL-8B south of Ireland. The survivors are rescued by another ship in the convoy.
• U-43 sinks the British steamer Uskmouth (2483t) off Cape Finisterre with the loss of 2 crewmen. The French destroyer L'indomptable rescues 1 survivor with the rest being picked up the next day by the Italian steamer Juventus.

Germany, Planning

Hitler orders the U-boat arm to pursue a strategy for cutting off the United Kingdom's seaborne contact with other countries.