Aegean

The Admiralty and War Office announce the capture of the island of Castelrosso (now Kastellorizon) in the Dodecanese.

Atlantic

The British escort destroyer Exmoor is sunk by a German MTB off Lowestoft.

Axis Diplomacy

Foreign Minister Ribbentrop meets Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Oshima near Salzburg. Ribbentrop says Germany will 'crush' Britain, which is hard pressed for supplies. According to Ribbentrop, Britain receives one-third of its needs from the U.S. He says the only Americans wishing to enter the war are 'Roosevelt, the Jews who surround him, and a group of financiers.'

Battle of the Atlantic

Prien's U-47 chases and finally closes on Convoy OB-290, sinking 3 of the vessels.

Bulgaria

A pro-British plot for a coup d'etat is thwarted.

There is increasing sentiment towards full alignment with Germany.

Germany, Home Front

The battleship Tirpitz is commissioned.

Italian East Africa

Mogadishu is taken by the Nigerian troops under British command after an advance of over 230 miles in the past 3 days. Considerable stocks of fuel and other supplies are captured.

Japan, Home Front

Foreign Minister Matsuoka says the white race must cede Oceania to Asians. 'This region has sufficient resources to support from 600,000,000 to 800,000,000 people. I believe we have a right to migrate there.'

Mediterranean

The Italian light cruiser Armando Diaz is sunk by the British submarine Upright while forming part of the escort for a Naples-Tripoli convoy.

Occupied Holland

On this date the Communist Party of the Netherlands, then illegal, calls for a general strike to resist the persecution of Jewish people. More than 300,000 people participate in the strike. It is considered to be one of the biggest acts of resistance in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation.

General Strike in the Netherlands