Field Marshal Von Manstein received permission from Hitler, who he had flown to see, to fall back on new defensive lines on the Mius River.
The Western Allies appointed Lt. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower to the position of commander of the Allied forces in the African theatre of operations, expanding his authority over British and French forces, as well as American.
The Germans arrested 600 Dutch students in reprisal for an assassination attempt on a German officer, blamed by the officer on students. The 600 were sent to Herzogenbusch concentration camp, which was in the Netherlands.
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