Battle of the Atlantic

• U-37 sinks the Swedish steamer Gwalia (1258t), a straggler from Convoy OG-46, 230 miles north of Cape Roca, Portugal, with the loss of 16 crewmen. 4 survivors are picked up by a British destroyer and landed at Gibraltar. U-37 next sinks the British steamer Jeanne M. (2465t) from Convoy OG-46. 7 of the crew are lost; 19 survivors are picked up by the British anti-submarine trawler Erin.
• U-43 attacks Convoy HX-90 and sinks the British steamer Pacific President (7113t) and the British tanker Victor Ross (12,247t) west-southwest of Rockall. The entire crew of 52 from the Pacific President is lost as is the crew of 44 from the Victor Ross.
• U-47 sinks the Belgian steamer Ville d'Arlon (7555t) from Convoy HX-90 with the loss of the entire crew of 56.
• U-52 also attacks Convoy HX-90 and sinks the British steamers Tasso (1586t) and Goodleigh (1548t) about 360 miles west of Bloody Foreland. 5 crewmen are lost from the Tasso with 27 survivors being picked up by the British destroyer Viscount. 1 is lost from the Goodleigh with 36 survivors also being picked up by the Viscount.
• In attacks on Convoy HX-90 U-94 sinks the British steamers Stirlingshire (6022t), Wilhelmina (6725t) and W. Hendrik (4360t) 280 miles northwest of Bloody Foreland. 74 survivors from Stirlingshire are picked up by the British steamer Empire Puma. 5 crewmen are lost from the Wilhelmina, but 34 survivors are picked up by the British corvette Gentian. 5 of the crew are lost from the W. Hendrik.
• U-101 sinks the British steamers Kavak (2782t) and Lady Glanely (5497t) about 340 miles west of Bloody Foreland. 25 are lost from the Kavak with 16 being picked up by the Viscount. All 33 of the crew of the Lady Glanely are lost.
• U-99 sinks the Norwegian steamer Samnanger (4276t) west of Ireland with the loss of all 30 of her crew.
• U-140 sinks the British steamer Victoria City (4739t), a straggler from Convoy HX-90, west of Ireland with the loss of all 43 of her crew.

The Blitz

Bristol is attacked by 122 bombers of Luftflotte III. They drop 100 tons of high explosives and 72,000 incendiaries. Decoy sites draw 66 bombs. 31 civilians are killed and 131 are badly injured. There is much damage to private and public buildings. The University and the Bishop's Palace are hit along with several churches and the Bristol Children's Hospital. To affect the economy again with the raid is again not achieved. A granary and a timber yard are hit and the railway line from Avonmouth to Filton is blocked, but the main activities of the port and the local factories are hardly slowed.

Damage in Bristol

Britain, Command

Various command changes for the Royal Navy are announced. Admiral John Cronyn Tovey is to succeed Admiral Sir Charles Forbes as Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. Forbes goes to Plymouth Command. Admiral Henry Harwood becomes Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff.

Diplomatic Relations

General Franco of Spain signs a financial pact with Britain which releases frozen Spanish assets in London. He also promises Britain and the US that Spain will stay out of the war and not help Germany in any way.