On the Eastern Front… German troops from the 11th and 17th Armies advance near Novorosiysk. 1st Panzer Army makes slow advances on Grozny.

In North Africa… Rommel gives the orders for his troops to withdraw to their starting points. British General Montgomery refuses to follow the Germans in their retreat.

In New Guinea… At Buna, 1000 more Japanese reinforcements land from Rabaul land.