On the Eastern Front… In the Caucasus, the 3rd Panzer Corps renews offensives after a period of regrouping with attacks south of the Terek River.

In North Africa… The Battle of El Alamein. General Montgomery intervenes personally to ensure that 10th Corps advances. By the end of the day, the British have lost 250 tanks, but the 15th Panzer has less than 50 tanks left and the British can be re-supplied. Rommel returns to Africa by the evening, just as the Australian 9th Division begins its drive to the sea.

In the Solomon Islands… On Guadalcanal, the Japanese army again attempt attacks on the southern perimeter of the American positions. They are thrown back with heavy losses. Meanwhile, the Japanese navy mounts a major operation to support the offensive on Guadalcanal. Four battleships and the carriers Shokaku, Zuikaku, Zuiho and Junyo as well as numerous cruisers and destroyers. The carriers contain aircraft for use at Henderson Field airstrip when the Japanese capture it. A report to that effect has brought the carriers this close to the islands. The Americans have two carriers in the area, Hornet and Enterprise, with an attending battleship USS South Dakota close enough to provide anti-aircraft cover. The Japanese force is split into four for the operation. Numerically the number of planes are close, the Japanese have 212, the Americans have 171. The Americans discover the Japanese force first launching an attack which doesn't find the Japanese ships.