On the Eastern Front… Kharkov is captured by the Red Army after several days of intensive fighting on the approach to the city. General Hausser, commanding the 2nd SS Panzer Corps, chooses to withdraw from Kharkov rather than risk encirclement inside the city. This action is carried out in spite of an order, directly from Hitler, to defend the city.

In Tunisia… Forward elements of Montgomery's forces capture Medenine on the approaches to the Mareth line.