Battle of the Atlantic
- The British steamer Pinewood (2466t) sinks on a mine 1 and one half miles south of Pier, Southend with the loss of 6 of her crew. 18 crewmen are rescued.
- The Finnish steamer Liisa (1460t) is sunk by British bombing at Bremen. The ship is later salvaged. Also sunk by British bombing is the Finnish steamer Yrsa (2803t) in the Kiel Canal.
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]The Blitz
There are night raids on Bristol by 170 aircraft. Each bomber drops about a ton of high explosives and all drop a total of 53,500 incendiaries. In the city docks 8,000 tons of grain are destroyed. The Royal Exchange and the Guildhall are hit along with a number of schools and hospitals. There is a lot of damage in the city center to shops, offices, homes and the Temple Meads Station. There are about 500 casualties.
St Paul's Area Damage |
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| ]Greek-Albanian Front
The Italians launch an unsuccessful counteroffensive in Albania.
Italian Light Artillery Gun in the Albanian Mountains |
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The First Luftwaffe units arrive in Albania to support the Italian troops.
[ | ]North Africa
The Allied force, renamed XIII Corps, has been increased by the arrival of the 6th Australian Div to replace the 4th Indian Div previously withdrawn to the Sudan. The new force leads the attack on Bardia which now begins. The 16th and 17th Bdes provide the assault units. They have considerable tank and artillery support. In addition 3 battleships of the Mediterranean Fleet also shell the Italian positions. The attack goes in against the west and southwest of the fortress and progress is very rapid. Around 30,000 prisoners are taken in the first 24 hours.
North African Troops Practice Advance |
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Gen Wavell (Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the Middle East) receives a request from London to prepare to send a British expeditionary force from Egypt to Greece. This factor probably influences Wavell not to press his advantage over the Italians for the time being.
[ | ]Vichy France
Foreign Minister Paul Baudouin resigns from the Vichy Cabinet.
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