Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 17
17 June 1940 - British troops evacuated France in Operation Ariel (aka Operation Aerial).
17 June 1940 - The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
17 June 1940 - France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.
17 June 1943 - Norwegian tanker Ferncastle sunk by German raider HKS Michel off Western Australia.
Fremantle, West Australia. Aerial port side view of the Norwegian tanker Ferncastle, which was sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser HSK Michel 1800 miles west north west of Perth on 1943-06-17. Note the 4 inch gun mounted aft.
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