Battle of the Atlantic

• The British steamer Calcium (613t) sinks on a mine with the loss of 1 of her crew.
• The British steamer City of Bedford (6402t) of Convoy SL-58 sinks in an accidental collision south of Ireland with the British steamer Bodnant (5342t) of Convoy OB-264 when the two convoys converge.

Britain, Home Front

Royal Engineers and Pioneers dynamite the fire-gutted buildings in the City of London.

Greek-Albanian Front

The Greeks now commit only their II Corps to the advance in Albania. After heavy fighting and losses on both sides, the units take Kelcyre and Italian resistance is further undermined. At this time the Greek and Italian fores confronting each other in Albania are of similar numbers, but the Greeks are beginning to have logistical problems.