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 | 1940-06-18 | De Gaulle's Appeal | Charles de Gaulle gives his famous speech on the BBC appealing to the French people to resist the German occupation. The origin of the French resistance in WW2 is attributed to this radio address. | Read about 'De Gaulle's Appeal' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'De Gaulle's Appeal' | |
| 1940-06-17 | Lancastria | The British liner Lancastria is sunk while evacuating troops from France. Three thousand lives are lost. | Read about 'Lancastria' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lancastria' | |
| 1940-06-12 | De Gaulle | De Gaulle gives his first radio address to the French people from London. | Read about 'De Gaulle' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'De Gaulle' | |
| 1940-06-12 | 51st Highland Division | 152nd and 153rd Brigades of the 51st Highland Infantry Division and elements of the French 10th army are trapped and subsequently surrender to Erwin Rommel. | Read about '51st Highland Division' on WikiPedia | Discuss '51st Highland Division' | |
| 1940-06-12 | British Invasion Defences | Construction begins on infrastructure to defend the British Isles from invasion (anti-tank ditches, pillboxes etc..). | Read about 'British Invasion Defences' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'British Invasion Defences' | |
| 1940-06-12 | Turin | Allied bombing of Turin. | Read about 'Turin' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Turin' | |
| 1940-06-11 | Genoa | British bombing of Genoa | Read about 'Genoa' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Genoa' | |
| 1940-06-11 | Fort Capuzzo | The war in North Africa begins with a British raid on Fort Capuzzo in Libya. | Read about 'Fort Capuzzo' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Capuzzo' | |
| 1940-06-11 | Malta | Italians begin bombing Malta. | Read about 'Malta' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Malta' | |
| 1940-06-08 | HMS Glorius | The British carrier Glorious and two escorting destroyers are sunk, when they encounter the German battlecruisers Schanhorst and Gneisenau while returning from Norway. | Read about 'HMS Glorius' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Glorius' |
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