Diplomacy: FRANCO-ITALIAN ARMISTICE signed at Villa Inchesa, near Rome, by General Huntziger and Marshal Badoglio. Armistice Terms: demilitarized zones to be established along Franco-Italian border and between French and Italian territories in North and East Africa. French troops to be evacuated within 10 days. French naval and air bases in Mediterranean to be demilitarized within 15 days.

Sea War: Italian submarine Galvani sunk by British sloop Falmouth in Persian Gulf, on basis of secret documents recovered from captured Italian submarine Galilei. (see June 19).

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1940

France: (MAIN EVENT) CEASE-FIRE ON ALL FRONTS from 12.35 a.m. (BST). Italians have made virtually no progress in their offensive except at Menton, on French Riviera.

BATTLE OF FRANCE LOSSES (Totals, May 10 - June 25)
	French	British	German	Italian
Killed soldiers	84,000 - 92,000	3,475	27,074	631
Wounded soldiers	200,000 - 250,000	15,850	111,034	2,631 (+ 2,151 sick)
POW's or missing	1,900,000	48,804	18,384	4,494
Guns	?	2,472	?	?
Tanks	?	400	?	?
Planes	892	?	534	?

Sea War: Operations Cycle and Ariel completed: 214,000 British and Allied troops evacuated from northwest and west France since June 15.

Home Front France: Day of national mourning. Flags flown at half-mast.

Home Front Germany: Armistice celebrations: Hitler issues proclamation announcing 'the end of the war in the West' and 'the most glorious victory of all time !'. Flags to be flown throughout the Reich for 10 days and church bells to be rung for 7 days.

Picture: Cheering Germans after the victory over France.

Neutrals, Switzerland: President Pilet-Golaz makes controversial broadcast: he expresses 'relief' at the 'end of the war in Europe' and suggests the replacement of Swiss democracy by an authoritarian system.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1940

Diplomacy: French Ambassador in London (M. Corbin) resigns.
Soviet ultimatum to Rumania demanding immediate handover of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina districts.

THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940

Sea War: Britain announces general blockade of European Coastline from Bay of Biscay to North Cape of Norway. British destroyers and Sunderland flying boats sink four Italian submarines and damage 3 more in Eastern Mediterranean. (June 27-29).

Picture: From the outbreak of WW2 the capacious, reliable and long-ranged Short S.25 Sunderland flying boats were ceaselessly at work finding and sinking submarines, rescuing seamen from sunken vessels and engaging in such fierce battles with enemy aircraft that it became known as the 'Flying Porcupine'.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940

Air War: Marshal Italo Balbo, celebrated Italian aviator, Minister for Air and Government-General of Libya, killed during air battle over Tobruk; his SM79 aircraft accidentally shot down by Italian flak.
Germans bomb and strafe Jersey and Guernsey (33 killed, 40 injured).

Sea War: Canadian destroyer Fraser and British cruiser Calcutta collide in Gironde Estuary; Fraser sunk. Italian destroyer Espero sunk in gallant action with five cruisers while carrying supplies to Tobruk.

Neutrals, Rumania: Rumanian Government submits to Soviet ultimatum of June 26. Soviet paratroops and armoured forces enter Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina; several major clashes between Soviet and Rumanian troops (occupation completed July 1).

Occupied France: Former French Prime Minister Reynaud injured in car accident near Bordeaux; his mistress, Countess de Portes, is killed.

East Africa: Battle of Moyale: Powerful Italian forces attack small British garrison (King's African Rifles) on Kenya-Ethiopia border. Garrison counter-attacks July 2; heavy Italian bombardment July 9; garrison withdraws July 14.

Home Front Britain: Channel Islands demilitarized and 26,700 civilians evacuated.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1940

Diplomacy: German Government White Book published containing details of Allied plans to 'invade' Low Countries.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1940

Occupied Channel Islands: Germans land in Channel Islands - the only British territory occupied in WW2.

France: Franco-German-Italian Armistice Commission in session at Wiesbaden. Surrender of 220,000 French troops cut off in underground fortresses of Maginot Line.

Picture: A defender of the Maginot Line emerges from his bunker to surrender.