Air Operations - Europe

51 aircraft are sent to lay mines in the Frisians. 1 Hampden and 1 Wellington are lost.

Battle of the Atlantic

The US freighter Steel Maker (6176t) is torpedoes and sunk by U-135 west of Bermuda with the loss of one crewman.

Burma

As Japanese columns converge south of Loikaw, the threat to the 'Burma Road' increases. The 'Burma Road' is the route by which Allied supplies are sent to China. Allied troops fall back to Meiktila, a crucial town in central Burma on the main Rangoon to northern Burma rail route. The capture of Meiktila would be of crucial advantage to Japanese logistics in the Burma campaign.

Caribbean

U-130 shells the oil refinery on Curaçao.

Eastern Front

The remnants of the 33rd Army try to break out east but are trapped, many men being killed in the ensuing fighting. Minor elements did succeed in reaching the 43rd Army, but by far the bulk of the 33rd together with its commanding officer, Lt-Gen Mikhail G. Efremov, fall in the battle.

Philippines

The Japanese announce the capture of the island of Cebu. Small guerilla bands remain the only forces of resistance.