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| 0 | 2 | 2 | Battleship | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Fleet Carrier | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Light Carrier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | Heavy Cruiser | 27 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | Light Cruiser | 69 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| 0 | 30 | 30 | Destroyer | 314 | 159 | 130 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 199 | 99 | 94 |
| 8 | 44 | 44 | Submarine | 230 | 58 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 63 | 51 | 109 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Escort Carrier | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | Escorts | 113 | 56 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | Other | 61 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Battleship | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleet Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Cruiser | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Cruiser | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Destroyer | 50 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Submarine | 184 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Escort Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escorts | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Saturday 01 June 1940 | |||||
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| Naval | Operation Dynamo: Sixth day 64,429 troop evacuated from Dunkirk. Total of 259,049 from start of operation |
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Basilisk | Destroyer | Lost | Damaged by bombs from German Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers aircraft off La Panne, ship was immobilized during Operation Dynamo, after towing failed, ship was destroyed by gunfire from British warship Whitehall 51.08N 02.35E 01/06/1940 | |
| Foudroyant | Destroyer | Lost | Bombed by German aircraft off Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo 01/06/1940 | |
| Harvester | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo 01/06/1940 | |
| Havant | Destroyer | Lost | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft off Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo. She was disabled & after attempting to tow her she was scuttled by gunfire from British warship Saltash, 8 dead 25 injured 51.08N 02.16E 01/06/1940 | |
| Impulsive | Destroyer Minelayer | Damaged | Damaged hitting an underwater object damaging propeller during Operation Dynamo 01/06/1940. Arrived for repair at Green & Silley Weir shipyard, Blackwall, London 03/06/1940 | |
| Ivanhoe | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft off Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, ship disabled for some time, but limped to Dover under her on steam, 21 crew dead, 5 troops dead, 01/06/1940 | |
| Keith | Destroyer | Lost | Bombed by German aircraft off Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, ship's steering gear damaged & anchored to repel further aircraft attack until ammunition was expended, further bombing hit boiler room, she was abandoned to sank, 36 dead, 130 survivors, 51.04N 06.26E 01/06/1940 | |
| Sunday 02 June 1940 | |||||
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| Naval | Operation Dynamo: Seventh day 26,256 troop evacuated from Dunkirk. Total of 285,305 from start of operation |
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| Monday 03 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | End of Operation Dynamo: 224,686 British and 121,445 French troops evacuated Operation Dynamo: Eighth day 26,746 troop evacuated from Dunkirk. Total of 312,051 from start of operation |
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| Tuesday 04 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | Operation Dynamo: Nineth and last day day 26,175 troop evacuated from Dunkirk. Total of 338,226 from start of operation |
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| Politics | British PM Winston Churchill delivers his "we shall never surrender", speech in the House of Commons |
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| News | Neuengamme concentration camp, Hamburg openned |
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| Wednesday 05 June 1940 | |||||
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| Politics | Adolf Hitler stated "Dunkirk has fallen! 40,000 French and English troops are all that remains of the formerly great armies. Immeasurable quantities of materiel have been captured. The greatest battle in the history of the world has come to an end |  |
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| Military | OKW, the German armed forces high command announced that Dunkirk was "the greatest annihilation battle of all time" |  |
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| Thursday 06 June 1940 | |||||
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| Other | Football International: Bulgaria 1-4 Slovakia, Levski Field, Sofia |
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| Friday 07 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Carinthia | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed by German submarine U-46 NW of Ireland, in the North Atlantic 53.13N 10.40W 07/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Norweigan King Haakon and the Norweigan government leave Tromso on board British warship Devonshire |
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| Other | Football International: Japan 7-0 Manchukuo, Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo |
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| Saturday 08 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Scharnhorst | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by torpedo from British warship Acasta, in the Norwegian Sea, during Battle of Norway. Ship hit under C turret on her starboard side, fuel tanks & lower deck were flooded. The starboard & centre engine rooms were also flooded limiting her speed to 20 knots, 48 dead 08/06/1940. Arived for repair Kiel 16/06/1940 | |
| Glorious | Fleet Carrier | Lost | Sunk by gunfire from German warships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau during Norway Evacuation, W of Harstead in the Norwegian Sea. 1207 dead, 43 survivors captured 68.45N 04.30E 08/06/1940 | |
| Acasta | Destroyer | Lost | Sunk by gunfire from German warships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau during the Norway Evacuation, W of Harstead in the Norwegian Sea. 1 survivor captured, 68.45N 04.30E 08/06/1940 | |
| Ardent | Destroyer | Lost | Sunk by gunfire from German warships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau during the Norway Evacuation, W of Harstead in the Norwegian Sea, ship capsized & sank. 152 dead, 2 survivors captured 68.45N 04.30E 08/06/1940 | |
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Orzel | Submarine | Lost | Mined or lost cause unknown in the North Sea 08/06/1940 | |
| Other | English Football League (War) Cup Final: West Ham United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers, Wembley Stadium, London. |
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| Sunday 09 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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B 3 | Submarine | Lost | Scuttled to avoid capture by Germans 09/06/1940 | |
| Other | Football International: Japan 6-0 China (Japanese Occupied China), Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo |
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| Monday 10 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Boadicea | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft in the English Channel, ship hit in machinery spaces causing extensive flooding, fog saved ship from further attack & she was towed to port by British warship Ambuscade 10/06/1940. Tow handed over to Dutch tug Krooman & arrived for repair at Portsmouth 11/06/1940 | |
| Bulldog | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft in the English Channel off Le Havre, 3 bombs hit ship causing damage to engine & boiler rooms, disabled steering & extensive flooding 10/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. Canada declares war on Canada |
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| Military | Norwegian King Haakon and the Norwegian government arrive in the United Kingdom |
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| Tuesday 11 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | The Siege of Malta begins |
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Ambuscade | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by German shore battery off St Valery, France. Ship was attempting to embark British troops of the 51st Highland Division when she sustained structural damage from gunfire. Ship remained operational & later in poor visibility sighted the previously disabled British warship Boadicea. She took Boadicea in tow & resumed passage 10/06/1940. Transferred tow of Boadicea to Dutch tug Krooman & arrived Portsmouth for repair 11/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Australia, New Zealand and South Africa declares war on Italy French Government moves from Paris to Tours |
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| Wednesday 12 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Calypso | Light Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed by Italian submarine Bagnolina, S of Cape Lithinon, Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea. 39 dead, 33.45N 24.32E 12/06/1940 | |
| Firedrake | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged by bombs from German aircraft off Harstad, during Norwegian Evacuation, A turret & steering motor damaged 12/06/1940 | |
| Thursday 13 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Antelope | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with British warship Electra, during Norway Evacuation, ship suffered serious structural damage 13/06/1940 | |
| Electra | Destroyer | Damaged | Damaged in collision with British warship Antelope, during Norway Evacuation, ship suffered serious structural damage 13/06/1940 | |
| Scotstoun | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed by German submarine U-25 NW of Ireland, in the North Atlantic 57.00N 09.57W 13/06/1940 | |
| Politics | French Government moves from Tours to Bordeaux |
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| Military | German forces occupy Paris |
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| Friday 14 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | Soviet fleet blockade all Baltic states |
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Paris | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by bomb from German aircraft at Le Harve. Bomb hit forward of the bridge on the port side. Ship took on 300 tons of water & limited her speed to 7 knots 11/06/1940. Arrived at Cherbourg for temporary repair 12/06/1940. Arrived at Brest 14/06/1940. | |
| Odin | Submarine | Lost | Torpedoed & gunfire by Italian warships Strale & Baleno, 17 miles ENE of Punta Alice, in the Gulf of Taranto 39.30N 17.30E 14/06/1940 | |
| News | First Jewish prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp |
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| Saturday 15 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | Operation Ariel begins: Evacuation for British troops from Atlantic west coast of France |
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Macalle | Submarine | Lost | Wrecked on shoal in the Red Sea 15/06/1940. Boat could not be salvaged & was scuttled 20/06/1940. Crew landed on small desert island of Barra Musa, rescued 2 days later by Italian submarine Guglielmotti just hours before arrival of British forces, 1 dead 22/06/1940 | |
| Sunday 16 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Grampus | Submarine | Lost | Torpedoed by Italian MTBs Circe, Clio & Polluce whilst minelaying off Augusta, E of Sicily in Ionian Sea 37.05N 17.30E 16/06/1940 | |
| Morse | Submarine | Lost | Mined off Kerkennah, Tunisia 16/06/1940 | |
| Andrania | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Lost | Torpedoed by German submarine UA-1, 200 miles SE of Iceland, in the North Atlantic, 62.36N 15.09W 16/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Soviet Union invades Lithuania French government resigns and Philippe Petain becomes French PM |
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| Other | Football International: Japan 1-0 Philippines, South Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya |
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| Monday 17 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | Operation Ariel: Sinking of HMT Lancastria off St Nazaire at least 3,000 killed. Worst loss of life in British maritime history |  | |||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Provana | Submarine | Lost | Rammed by French warship La Curieuse off Oran, in the Mediterranean Sea 17/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Soviet Union invades Estonia and Latvia French PM Philippe Petain seeks armistice with Germany |
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| Military | Soviet forces enter Lativa and Estonia |
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| Tuesday 18 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Achille | Submarine | Lost | Scuttled at Brest to avoid capture by German forces 18/06/1940 | |
| Agosta | Submarine | Lost | Scuttled at Brest to avoid capture by German forces 18/06/1940 | |
| Ouessant | Submarine | Lost | Scuttled at Brest to avoid capture by German forces 18/06/1940 | |
| Pasteur | Submarine | Lost | Scuttled at Brest to avoid capture by German forces 18/06/1940 | |
| Vauquois | Sloop | Lost | Mined off Brest 18/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Provisional Government of the French Republic set up in London headed by General Charles De Gaulle |
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| Military | Soviet forces occupy Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania |
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| Wednesday 19 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Galileo Galilei | Submarine | Lost | Captured by British armed trawler Moonstone, S of Aden, in the Red Sea, whilst on surface with malfunctioning air-conditioning system, codebooks & secret orders captured with this boat, 12 dead, 4 injured, 12.48N 45.12E 19/06/1940 | |
| Orpheus | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by Italian warship Turbine, 25 miles N of Tobruk, in the Mediterranean Sea 32.30N 24.00E 19/06/1940 | |
| News | All telephones confiscated from German Jews |
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| Thursday 20 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Gneisenau | Battleship | Damaged | Damaged by torpedo from British submarine Clyde, in the Norwegian Sea, 40 miles NW of Halten Island. Hit forward the torpedo tore a huge hole in her bow 63.43N 109.32E 20/06/1940 | |
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Diamante | Submarine | Lost | Torpedoed on the surface by British submarines Parthian off Tobruk, in the Mediterranean Sea 20/06/1940 | |
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O 13 | Submarine | Lost | Lost cause unknown in the North Sea 20/06/1940 | |
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U-99 | Submarine | Damaged | Damaged by bomb from German Arado seaplane in error off Norwegian coast 20/06/1940 | |
| Politics | French PM Philippe Petain seeks armistice with Italy |
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| Other | World Heavyweight Boxing Title Joe Louis (USA) beat Arturo Godoy (Chile) Rsf 8, Yankee Stadium, New York City |
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| Friday 21 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Politics | Franco-German armistice negotitations begins at Compiegne |
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| Other | World Welterweight Boxing Title Henry Armstrong (USA) beat Paul Junior (USA) Rsf 3, Exposition Building, Portland. |
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| Saturday 22 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Bretague | Battleship | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Dunkerque | Battleship | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Lorraine | Battleship | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Provence | Battleship | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Strasbourg | Battleship | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Algerie | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Colbert | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Dupleix | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Duquesne | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Foch | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Suffren | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tourville | Heavy Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Duguay Trouin | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Emile Bertin | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| George Leygues | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Glorie | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Jean De Vienne | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Galissonniare | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Lamotte-Picquet | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Marseillaise | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Montcalm | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Primauguet | Light Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Aigle | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Albatros | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Baliste | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Basque | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Bombarde | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Bordelais | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Bouclier | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Boulonnais | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Branlebas | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Brestois | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Casque | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Cassard | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Chevalier Paul | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| E'pervier | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Fleuret | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Forbin | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Frondeur | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Gerfeur | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Guepard | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Kersaint | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| L' Iphigenie | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Bayonnaise | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Flore | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Melpomene | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Palme | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Pomone | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Poursuivante | Torpedo Boat | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| L'Alcyon | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Lansquenet | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| L'Audacieux | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Corsaire | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Fantasque | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Flibustier | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Fortune | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Hardi | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Malin | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Mars | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Terrible | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Triomphant | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Leopard | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| L'Epee | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| L'Indomptable | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Lion | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Lynx | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Mameluck | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Milan | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Mistral | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Mogador | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Ouragan | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Panthere | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Simoum | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tartu | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tempete | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tigre | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tornado | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tramontane | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Trombe | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Typhon | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Valmy | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Vaquelin | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Vauban | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Vautour | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Verdun | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Volta | Destroyer | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Acheron | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Acteon | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Ajax | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Amazone | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Amphitrite | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Antiope | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Archimede | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Arethuse | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Argo | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Argonaute | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Ariane | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Atalante | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Aurore | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Beveziers | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Caiman | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Calypso | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Casablanca | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Ceres | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Circe | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Danae | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Dauphin | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Diamant | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Diane | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Espadon | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Eurydice | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Fresnel | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Galathee | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Henri Poincare | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Iris | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Junon | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| L' Espoire | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Psyche | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Sultane | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Sybille | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Vestale | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Centaure | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Conquerant | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Glorieux | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Heros | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Le Tonnant | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Marsouin | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Meduse | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Minerve | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Monge | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Naiade | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Nautilus | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Ondine | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Oreade | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Orion | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Orphee | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Pallas | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Pascal | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Pegase | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Perle | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Persee | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Phoque | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Poncelet | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Protee | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Redoutable | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Requin | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Rubis | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Saphir | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Sfax | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Sidi Ferruch | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Sirene | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Souffleur | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Surcouf | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Thetis | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Turquoise | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
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U-122 | Submarine | Lost | Missing between North Sea & Bay of Biscay, 49 dead, from 22/06/1940 | |
| Vengeur | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Venus | Submarine | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Commandant Teste | Escort Carrier | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Amiens | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Amiral Charner | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Arras | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Belfort | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Bougainville | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Coquerante | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Coucy | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Dedaigneuse | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| D'Entrecasteaux | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| D'Iberville | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Diligente | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Epinal | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Conquerante Suippe | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| La Grandiere | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Lassigny | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Les Esparges | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Marne | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Quentin Roosevelt | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Rigault de Genouilly | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Savorgnan de Brazza | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Somme | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Tahure | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Yser | Sloop | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Aramis | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
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Colombie | Armed Merchant Cruiser | Defected | Join Vichy French Fleet 22/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Franco-German armistice signed at Compiegne. Site is then destroyed by Germans |
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| Other | German Heavyweight Boxing Title Walter Neusel (Germany) beat Arno Koelblin (Germany) Pts 12, Eisstadion, Berlin. |
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| Sunday 23 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
| Khartoum | Destroyer | Lost | Damaged by gunfire from Italian submarine Torricelli, in the Red Sea. Shell had caused fire in torpedo tube mounting, magazine which could not be flooded detonated, wrecking stern. Ship was beached off Perim harbour 23/06/1940 | |
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Torricelli | Submarine | Lost | Scuttled after short engagement with British warships Kandahar, Khartoum, Kingston & Shoreham, off Perim Island, in the Red Sea, boat was found with the help of codebooks captured earlier from Italian submarine Galileo Galilei 23/06/1940 | |
| Monday 24 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Galvani | Submarine | Lost | Sunk by gunfire from British warship Falmouth in the Straits of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, boat was found with the help of codebooks captured earlier from Italian submarine Galileo Galilei, 24/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Franco-Italian armistice signed |
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| Tuesday 25 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | End of Operation Ariel : 191,870 Allied troops, airmen and civilians evacuated |
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Calcutta | Light Cruiser | Damaged | Damaged in collision with Canadian warship Fraser in the Gironde estuary in the Bay of Biscay, the bridge structure of Fraser was left on the bow of the ship, 19 dead, 45.44N 01.31W 25/06/1940 | |
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Fraser | Destroyer | Lost | Lost in collision with British warship Calcutta in the Gironde estuary in the Bay of Biscay, ship cut in three & sank quickly, 47 dead, 45.44N 01.31W 25/06/1940 | |
| Politics | France offically surrenders to Germany and Italy |
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| Wednesday 26 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Politics | Soviet Union sends ultimatum to Romania demanding Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina be surrended to the Soviets |
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| Military | Battle of Britain: Start of small scale nuisance air raids during both days and nights |
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| Thursday 27 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Console Generale Liuzzi | Submarine | Lost | Damaged by depth charges & forced to the surface by British warships Dainty, Defender & Ilex off Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea, boat was then shelled before crew scuttled her & were captured 27/06/1940 | |
| Politics | Romanian proposed negotitation rejected by the Soviet government |
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| Friday 28 June 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Espero | Destroyer | Lost | Sunk by gunfire from British warships Orion, Neptune, Liverpool, Gloucester & Australian warship Sydney SW of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea, 47 dead, 37.18N 20.12E 28/06/1940 | |
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Argonauta | Submarine | Lost | Depth charged by British RAF Short Sunderland aircraft off Cape Ras el Hilal, in the Mediterranean Sea 29/06/1940 | |
| Military | Soviet Red Army occupy Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina |
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| Saturday 29 June 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Report | |||||
| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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Rubino | Submarine | Lost | Bombed by British RAF Short Sunderland aircraft Santa Maria di Leuca, in the Ionian Sea 29/06/1940 | |
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Uebi Scebeli | Submarine | Lost | Damaged by depth charges & forced to the surface by British warships Dainty & Ilex SW of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea, boat was boarded & naval codebooks were recovered 29/06/1940 | |
| Sunday 30 June 1940 | |||||
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| Daily Report | |||||
| Naval | German forces occupy British Channel islands of Jersey and Gurensey |
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| Country | Vessel | Type | Report | Description | |
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U-26 | Submarine | Lost | Damaged by depth charge by British warship Gladiolus 30/06/1940 Depth charged by Australian Sunderland aircraft in the North Atlantic, 0 dead, 48 survivors 48.03N 11.30W 01/07/1940 | |