She is at once scuttled by her crew and sunk. The Unites States and Great Britain declare war on the Empire of Japan. German troops occupy the port of Bizerte in Tunisia. The Luftwaffe estimate the British dropped 475 tons during the same month. The Red Army recaptures Klin and Tikvin.
China declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy.
The Allies further consolidate their lines around Monte Camino after repulsing a series of German counterattacks. In the east, Medorovo falls to the Soviet Army. The 2nd Ukraine Front, north of Budapest, reaches the Danube River. Two German spies, Jose Waldberg and Carl Meier, are the first people to be executed since the start of the war. They were hung in Pentonville jail in London.