Sea War
Mediterranean: Ju 88 bombers sink AA cruiser Calcutta north of Alexandria. British naval losses in the Airborne invasion of Crete: sunk: 3 cruisers, 6 destroyers; damaged: 3 battleships, 1 aircraft carrier, 6 cruisers, 7 destroyers. 15,000 Commonwealth and Greek troops evacuated to Egypt.
Crete Campaign Losses:
British and Commonwealth (excluding Greeks) troops | British and Commonwealth navies | Germans |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Killed | 1,742 | 2,011 (including Missing and Wounded) | 3,985 (including Missing) |
Wounded | 1,737 | - | 2,131 |
11,835 | - | - |
|
Planes | 46 | - | 220 |
Cruisers | - | 3 | - |
Destroyers | - | 6 | - |
Home Fronts
Britain: Rationing of clothing and footwear introduced with points system – adult mackintosh (raincoat): 16 points; woman’s petticoat: 4 points; and pair of stockings: 2 points. Each person to be allotted 66 points per year.
Air War
Middle East: Air Vice-Marshal Tedder appointed AOCinC RAF Middle East.
Britain: 110 night raiders over Britain: main target, Manchester.
