Battle of the Atlantic

• The Germans establish their first submarine base in France at Lorient, on the Atlantic coast in Brittany. Construction starts on thick concrete pens to protect the submarines from aerial attack.
• The British steamer Sea of Glory (1964t) is believed to have been sunk by U-30 south of Ireland although her fate is uncertain. There are no survivors.
• U-34 sinks the Estonian steamer Vapper (4543t) south of Cape Clear with the loss of 1 crewman. 32 survivors are picked up by the Canadian destroyer Restigouche.

Germany, Politics

Hitler proposes a peace agreement with Britain based on a partition of the world.

France has surrendered and Hitler has achieved in less than two months what Germany could not accomplish in the 4 years of WW1. In this photo he is basking in the total adoration of an entire nation. Had he stopped there, he would have been considered one of Germany's greatest leaders. But he couldn't stop there. Hitler was a gambler and he would continue making bigger and bigger bets until he lost.

Hitler's Moment of Greatest Triumph

Mediterranean

The carrier Ark Royal sends planes to attack the battleship Dunkerque, lying damaged at Mers-el-Kébir. Further hits are achieved. Dunkerque and the escaped Strasbourg are the principal concern of the British since these are modern ships built specifically to be superior to the German pocket battleships.

United States, Policy

President Roosevelt proposes the Three Monroe Doctrines - for the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Vichy France

Gen de Gaulle is sentenced in absentia to four years in prision by a military court in Toulouse.