WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO JUNE 1940
Find out what all happened May to June 1940

World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium. (28. May 1940)

World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. (10. June 1940)

The Yermolayev Yer-2, a long-range Soviet medium bomber, has its first flight. (14. May 1940)

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

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

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive. (27. May 1940)

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

World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison. (26. May 1940)

World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (10. May 1940)

World War II: Italy begins an unsuccessful invasion of France. (20. June 1940)

World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation. (15. May 1940)

World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris. (3. June 1940)

World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London (5. May 1940)

The first flight of the Vought F4U Corsair. (29. May 1940)

McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California. (15. May 1940)

World War II: German raids on British shipping convoys and military airfields begin. (10. May 1940)

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

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

USS Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus. (15. May 1940)

The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence. (14. June 1940)