In East Africa... A British mission is sent into Abyssinia from the Sudan to organize resistance, especially in the Gojjam district, and to prepare for the return of the emperor to the country. The mission is led by a Colonel Sandford and one of the officers later employed on this task will be Major Wingate.

In the Soviet Union... The power of the commissars in the Rea Army is reduced. Formal military ranks are restored and the military commanders are made solely responsible for operational decisions.

Over Britain... There are German raids on Portsmouth and the British airfields in Kent at Manston, Lympne and Hawkinge. The radar station at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight is attacked and damaged, putting it out of action for two weeks. This leaves a significant gap in British radar cover. The Germans fully understand the technical capabilities of radar, but they do not envisage that its contribution to fighter defense can be as great as is in fact the case. The Germans believe too that the radar masts are more difficult to destroy than they really are. The losses for the day are 22 British and 31 German.