In Washington... Roosevelt describes the sinking of the Robin Moor the day before as "an act of intimidation" to which "we do not propose to yield."

In the North Atlantic... British reconnaissance aircraft find the German ships Bismark and Prinz Eugen near Bergen. Later in the day the battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Hood put to sea from Scapa Flow.

In the Mediterranean... On Crete, the Germans consolidate their hold on Maleme. The first troops of the 5th Mountain Division are flown in. During the night the nearby New Zealand forces counterattack and although they have some success they do not penetrate to the airfield. Also during the night, a German convoy attempting to reach the island is intercepted and turned back without loss by a force of cruisers and destroyers. Meanwhile, the carriers Ark Royal and Furious fly off a cargo of 48 Hurricanes to Malta. In the air fighting since January the Germans have lost 62 aircraft and the Italians 15. The British losses in the air have been 32 machines, as well as an equal number destroyed on the ground. A British destroyer is lost to air attack.