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Hitler fires nineteen of his generals in frustration at the failures in Russia and appoints himself Commander-in-Chief of the Army, reducing the already limited independence of the German army.
German submarine U-574 sunk off Punta Delgada
Italian frogmen penetrate Alexandria harbour and badly damage the British battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant.
British recapture Derna and Mechili
British evacuate Penang (Malaya)