Air Operations, Europe

During the night the RAF sends 76 bombers to Wilhelmshaven.

Battle of the Atlantic

• The British sludge vessel Mancunium (1286t) sinks on a mine 2 miles northeast of Bar Light Vessel, Mersey. The entire crew is rescued.
• The Italian submarine Torelli sinks the Greek steamer Nemea (5101t) and the Norwegian steamer Brask (4079t). 17 of the crew are lost from the Nemea and 12 from the Brask.

Ethiopia

The British restore Emperor Haile Selassie and help drive out the occupying Italians.

German Raiders

The German raider Pinguin captures the Norwegian oil refinery tanker Pelagos (12083t) in the South Atlantic.

Mediterranean

• During the night German reconnaissance aircraft overfly Valletta, Malta to try to pinpoint the location of the aircraft carrier Illustrious. The carrier went to Malta to repair damages suffered during the air attack of January 10.
• The British submarine Regent sinks the Italian steamer Citta di Messina (2472t) off Benghazi.

British Attack Aachen