Minesweeping trawler HMS Ouse mined and sunk off Tobruk.

GERMANY:

GREECE: Athens: The British Military Mission reports to the War Office:

"...All Italian counter-attacks have been repulsed. Today concentric Greek attacks are to take place southwards and westwards with a view to clearing up Southern portion of Shennell ridge north-east of Tepelene. If these succeed Tepelene should fall and second-phase operation will include operations towards Berat and also between Tepelene and the sea."

"The have about 3000 casualties from 5 Division, many with frostbite."

LIBYA: British and German troops have their first clash in the desert at El Agheila.

Free French troops under Leclerc attack the Italian-held El Raj fort.

TERRITORY OF ALASKA: The freighter SS Chirikof arrives at Seward with 20 crated P-36 Hawks in its hold. These are the first fighter aircraft to be based in the territory. 

CANADA:

U.S.A.:
Washington: telegram Roosevelt to Churchill. ...Matsuoka (Japanese foreign minister) is visiting Berlin, Rome and Moscow in the near future. This may well be a diplomatic sop to cover absence of action against Great Britain. If Japanese attack ...is now postponed, this is largely due to fear of United States. ... Appreciation given of naval consequences following Japanese aggression against Great Britain holds good in all circumstances."