Air War
Battle of Britain (Day 41): Luftwaffe operations hampered by bad weather (cloud and rain), August 19-23. Light raids on airfields, shipping and coastal targets. Ju 88s set fire to oil storage depot near Pembroke Dock, South Wales (August 19).
Losses: German, 24; British, 9.
Ju 87 Stukas withdrawn from the Battle (57 lost since August 8). RAF raid Kiel, Zschornewitz power station near Leipzig and 30 airfields; 2 1/2-hour air-raid alarm in Berlin (no bombs).
East Africa
Italians occupy Berbera, capital of British Somaliland. British casualties since August 3, 250 men; Italian casualties, 2,050 men.