From Berlin… Hitler dismisses General Halder after many disagreements about the managing of the campaign on the Eastern Front. General Zeitzler is appointed the new Chief of the General Staff at OKH .

In the Atlantic… The American Liberty ship Stephen Hopkins fights a mismatched battle with the German raider ship Stier. The Liberty ship with only one 4 inch gun manages to sink the Stier. Damage from the Stier however, causes the Stephen Hopkins to go down as well.

In the Solomon Islands… Off Guadalcanal, the routine re-supplying done at night by the Japanese is disrupted by the Americans as they sink two Japanese destroyers and a cruiser.