In North Africa… Benghazi, on the coast, is taken by the Italian forces and the accompanying German battalion. The force heading for Msus is making only slow progress but the third group, the most southerly, with part of the German 5th Light Division and the Italian Ariete Division, is going well toward Mechili.

In Washington… Roosevelt agrees to allow Royal Navy warships to be repaired in the US. Among the first ships to benefit from this order are the battleships Malaya and Resolution. RN warships are also to be allowed to refuel in the US when on combat missions.

In the North Atlantic… The German raider Thor meets and sinks the British armed merchant cruiser Voltaire.