Diary June 23, 1940

War Diary, 06-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Hitler on sightseeing tour in Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower. Left to him his main architect Albert Speer and to his right the leading sculptor Arno Breker.

Diary for Sunday, June 23, 1940:

Occupied countries

France: General de Gaulle forms French National Committee in London. Hitler makes sightseeing tour of Paris.

France

Italians occupy Riviera resort of Menton described by Italian commentators as a ‘strongly fortified town’.

Sea War

Uncompleted French destroyer Lansquenet escapes from Gironde Estuary, West France, under German artillery fire (arrives Casablanca, June 27). Italian submarine Galvani sinks sloop Pathan (Royal Indian Navy) off Bombay; Italian submarine Torricelli sunk in gun battle with three British destroyers and a sloop off Perim (Persian Gulf); destroyer Khartoum also sunk.

Secret War

First unsuccessful British Commando raid on Boulogne.

Home Fronts

France: Laval appointed Vice-Premier and Minister of State.

Air War

French bombers raid Palermo (Sicily).

Neutrals

Egypt: Coalition Government of Aly Pasha Maher falls. The Wafdist (Nationalist) Party leader Nahas Pasha refuses to form new government. New weak Coalition Government formed under Hassan Pasha Sabry (June 28).

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Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

1 thought on “Diary June 23, 1940”

Benbow
October 27, 2017 at 7:37 am

Undefended Menton …. The Italians had to overcome fortifications of the Alpine line to get to Menton, and there was fighting even in the town itself. What is your source?

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