WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO JULY 1940
Find out what all happened June to July 1940

World War II: sinking of the RMS Lancastria by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed; Britain's worst maritime disaster. (17. June 1940)

A Communist government is installed in Lithuania. (16. June 1940)

Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta. (2. July 1940)

World War II: under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina. (26. June 1940)

World War II: the British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces. (17. June 1940)

A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp. (14. June 1940)

King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government left Tromsø and went into exile in London. (7. June 1940)

World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat. (3. June 1940)

World War II: Operation Ariel begins – Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. (15. June 1940)

World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces. (10. June 1940)

Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. (3. June 1940)

World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. (19. July 1940)

Denmark leaves the League of Nations. (20. July 1940)

World War II: Battle of Cape Spada – The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. (19. July 1940)

France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany. (22. June 1940)

Appeal of June 18 by Charles de Gaulle. (18. June 1940)

The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. (17. June 1940)

The first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage begins at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (21. June 1940)

World War II: Paris falls under German occupation, and Allied forces retreat. (14. June 1940)