MON 17 JUN 1940
Soviet forces occupy Estonia and Latvia.
France sues for an armistice with Germany. France's collapse prompts concern for the disposition of the French fleet. French Minister for Foreign Affairs Paul Baudouin privately informs Deputy U.S. Ambassador to France Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., that the fleet "would never be surrendered to Germany." To guarantee that pledge, Boudouin informs Biddle that Admiral François Darlan has been appointed as Minister of Marine (see 18 June).
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Harold R. Stark asks for $4 billion to construct the "Two-Ocean Navy."
Heavy cruiser Quincy (CA-39) departs Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Montevideo, Uruguay (see 20 June 1940).
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