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 | 1940-07-11 | Prime Minister Petain | Henri Philippe Petain becomes prime minister of the newly created Vichy government in France. | Read about 'Prime Minister Petain ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Prime Minister Petain ' | |
| 1940-07-05 | Britain and France Split | The British government breaks off diplomatic relations with the new collaborative French government led by Marshal Philippe Petain. | Read about 'Britain and France Split' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Britain and France Split' | |
| 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' | |
| 1940-06-28 | 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' | |
| 1940-06-24 | Franco-Italian Armistice | France and Italy sign armistice. | Read about 'Franco-Italian Armistice' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Franco-Italian Armistice' | |
| 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' |
| 1940-06-22 | Armistice | French General Charles Huntziger signs the second armistice between France and Germany, at Compiegne. It established a German occupation zone in Northern France (including Atlantic and Channel ports). The remainder is governed by the French Vichy regime. | Read about 'Armistice' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Armistice' | |
| 1940-06-20 | Italy Invades | Italian forces move into southern France | Read about 'Italy Invades' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Italy Invades' | |
| 1940-06-19 | Jean Bart | The French battleship Jean Bart leaves St-Nazaire for Casablanca. | Read about 'Jean Bart' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Jean Bart' | |
| 1940-06-18 | 1940-06-23 | Richelieu | Richelieu sailed from Brest to Dakar, escorted by the Adroit class destroyers Fougueux and Frondeur. | Read about 'Richelieu' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Richelieu' |
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