On the Eastern Front… The German advance continues and the Luga River is reached in the northern front. Meanwhile, near Orsha, Red Army artillery forces launch a salvo of katyusha rockets, for the first time, against the German held railhead causing substantial damage and panick.

In the Mediterranean… A force of German Ju88 bombers attacks Suez from bases in Crete causing damage to harbor installations and to ships unloading.