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 | 1940-07-23 | HMS Narwhal Sunk | A Do 17 bomber attacked submarines in the north sea. When the HMS Narwhal fails to return to base she is assumed to have been lost in that attack. | Read about 'HMS Narwhal Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Narwhal Sunk' | |
| 1940-07-19 | Cape Spada | A Royal Australian Navy led squadron of RAN and RN ships clash with the Regia Marina, sinking the light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni. 555 survivors of Bartolomeo Colleoni were rescued; 121 died. | Read about 'Cape Spada' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Spada' | |
| 1940-07-14 | 1940-07-15 | Operation Ambassador | The second raid by the newly-formed British Commandos. | Read about 'Operation Ambassador' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Ambassador' |
| 1940-07-09 | Calabria | The Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy clash with the Italian Navy off the coast of Punta Stilo. The battle was inconclusive, with both sides claiming a propaganda victory. | Read about 'Calabria' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Calabria' | |
| 1940-07-03 | Mers el Kbir | A British Royal Navy task force attacked and destroyed much of the French fleet, killing 1,297. Vichy France had signed an armistice with Germany and Britain feared that the French navy would be used by Germany. | Read about 'Mers el Kbir' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Mers el Kbir' | |
| 1940-07-02 | Kiel | RAF drop a 2000 pound bomb for the first time, on the cruiser Scharnhorts. | Read about 'Kiel' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kiel' | |
| 1940-06-30 | 1940-07-01 | Channel Islands | Germany occupies the Channel Islands. | Read about 'Channel Islands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Channel Islands' |
| 1940-06-28 | De Gaulle - Leader of the Free French | Britain recognizes Charles de Gaulle as leader of the Free French. | Read about 'De Gaulle - Leader of the Free French' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'De Gaulle - Leader of the Free French' | |
| 1940-06-28 | Bucovina and Bessarabia | The Soviet Union demands that Bucovina and Bessarabia are ceded to USSR. Germany accepts demands. | Read about 'Bucovina and Bessarabia' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bucovina and Bessarabia' | |
| 1940-06-24 | 1940-06-25 | British Commandos | British commandos make their first raids on the coast of France south of Boulogne sur Mer. | Read about 'British Commandos' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'British Commandos' |
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