Air Operations, Europe
Turin and Genoa are bombed by the RAF.
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]Baltic States
The Soviet government issues an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding territory and the establishment of a new government.
[ | ]Battle of the Atlantic
- The British steamer Baron Saltoun (3404t) is sunk by mines off Cherbourg with the loss of 1 of her crew.
- U-46 sinks the British steamers Barbara Marie (4223t) and Willowbank (5041t) from convoy SL-34 about 220 miles west northwest of Cape Finisterre. 32 of the crew are lost from the Barbara Marie and the entire crew of the Willowbank is rescued.
- U-101 sinks the British steamer Earlspark (5250t) northwest of Cape Finisterre with the loss of 7 of her crew.
| ]China
The Japanese capture Ichang, a vital port and air base on the Yangtse River, east of Chungking.
[ | ]Diplomatic Relations
Egypt breaks off diplomatic relations with Italy. Turkey breaks off commercial relations with Italy. Britain and France sign non-aggression treaties with Thailand. The Thai-Japanese Treaty of Friendship is established and is set to run for 5 years.
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Italy, Home Front
The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano is banned for publishing British and French war communiqués. The ban is lifted the following day after the editors agree to publish no war news.
[ | ]Mediterranean
- A British cruiser and destroyer force shells the Italian base at Tobruk. The main force of Adm Sir Andrew Cunningham's Mediterranean Fleet is in support. An Italian force of cruisers is sent to engage the bombardment group but does not make contact.
- In a different action off Crete the British light cruiser Calypso is sunk by the Italian submarine Bagnolini with the loss of 39 crewmen. 418 men are rescued by the British light cruiser Caledon and the destroyer Dainty and take to Alexandria.
- The Italian submarine Nereide torpedoes and badly damages the Norgeian steamer Orkanger (8029t) on its way to Malta from Suez. She is sunk later by the Italian submarine Naiade with the loss of 4 of her crew.
| ]North Africa
The British capture 62 Italians in a skirmish on the Egyptian border.
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| ]Western Front
In the morning Guderian's troops cross the heights of Champagne and launches the XXXIX Pzr Corps against Chálons-sur-Marne. Here and elsewhere the German advance continues to be very rapid. The Germans reach the Marne and cross at Château-Thierry. Rheims falls. St Valery on the Channel coast is taken. Rommel captures remnants of the French IX Corps and a large part of the British 51st Highland Div there.
Gen Weygand orders a general retreat. In the French Council of Ministers held near Tours, Weygand himself, supported by Pétain, presses the need for an armistice. The proposal, however, is firmly dismissed by the Premier, Paul Reynaud.[MORE]
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