On the Eastern Front… Near Leningrad, after four days of Luftwaffe attacks on the Soviet Baltic Fleet, the battleship Marat is sunk, the Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya has been hit by 6 bombs and 2 cruisers a damaged. Meanwhile, panzers from German Army Group South penetrate to within 40 miles of Kharkov.

In the Mediterranean… The first German U-boat passes Gilbraltar, entering the Mediterranean Sea. Also, Operation Halberd is launched on this day, by the Allies, to carry supplies to Malta. The initial convoy is nine transports with an escort of three battleships, one carrier, five cruisers and eighteen destroyers.

In London and Washington… Representatives from 15 Allied countries sign the Atlantic Charter, including the UK, USA and USSR, as well as several Commonwealth countries and the European governments-in-exile.