Children in Gas Masks

Battle of the Atlantic

• U-46 sinks the British steamer Phidias (5623t) north of the Azores with the loss of 8 crewmen. 43 survivors are picked up by the British steamer Embassage.
• U-101 sinks the British steamer Silverpalm (6373t) west of Ireland with the loss of all 68 on board.
• The British steamer Diana (942t) is sunk by German bombing southeast of Iceland with the loss of 1 crewman. The survivors are picked up by the British anti-submarine trawler Cape Portland. Also sunk in a German air attack is the British steamer Dagmar (844t) near Southampton with the loss of 3 of her crew. The Finnish steamer Fenix (1894t) is sunk by German bombing west of the Faroes with the loss of 1 of her crew.

Mediterranean

• The Vichy destroyers Guépard and Valmy bombard Australian troops advancing along the coast of Lebanon. 4 British destroyers move in to drive them off which results in a naval battle off the coast between the 2 destroyer groups. The Vichy ships are forced to retire but inflict some damage.
• The Spanish steamer Sabina (2421t) sinks on a mine 40 miles from Genoa. The entire crew are rescued.

Syria

The Allied advance continues to make good progress. Tyre, Marja-youn and El Quneitra are all taken in the advance from Palestine. In the drive from Transjordan Dera'a is taken.

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