On the Eastern Front… The city of Kiev falls to German forces of Army Group South after almost six weeks of fighting. Soviet losses in the battle are approximately half a million; the German casualties are estimated at 100,000.

In Occupied Yugoslavia… There are meetings between the two major faction leaders, Tito and Mihajlovic to discuss resistance to the Germans. Major political differences divide the two groups and no accommodation is reached. Supporters of the respective factions soon begin fighting each other.