3rd » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a Nazi Germany called German victory and with Allies of World War II named Allied forces in full retreat.
3rd » Franz Rademacher proposes Madagascar Plan or plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl.
4th » World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends Armed Forces of the United Kingdom called British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France e.g Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers his famous
5th » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation 'Fall Rot' ("Case Red").
7th » Haakon VII of Norway called King Haakon VII, Olav V of Norway or Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leaves Tromsø and goes into exile in London. They return exactly five years later
8th » World War II: the completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
10th » World War II: Norway surrenders to Nazi Germany or German forces.
10th » World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
12th » World War II: Thirteen thousand United Kingdom e.g British and French troops surrender to Major General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
14th » World War II: Paris falls under German occupation, and Allied forces retreat.
14th » The Soviet Union 1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania named presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
14th » A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
16th » A Communist government is installed in Lithuania.
17th » The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the Occupation and annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union (1940) known as occupation of the Soviet Union.
18th » This was their finest hour called "Finest Hour" speech by Winston Churchill.
20th » World War II: Italy begins an Italian invasion of France called unsuccessful invasion of France.
21st » The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
22nd » France is forced to sign the Armistice with France (Second Compiègne) or Second Compiègne armistice with Nazi Germany known as Germany.
23rd » World War II: Nazi Germany called German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France.
24th » World War II: Operation Collar (commando raid) known as Operation Collar, the first British Commandos named British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.
25th » World War II: France officially surrenders to Germany at 01:35.
26th » World War II: Under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an June 1940 Soviet Ultimatum or ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
28th » Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union after Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina named facing an ultimatum.
Famous Birthdays on June in 1940
1st » René Auberjonois, American actor, singer, and director
1st » Katerina Gogou, Greek actress and poet (d. 1993)