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15 June 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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At sea
Submarine tender Bushnell (AS-2) completes hydrographic surveys off the coast of Venezuela from Cape San Roman to Bahia Vela de Coro. Having begun on 9 April, she covered an area of 2,200 nautical square miles in the course of her work.
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At sea
U.S. passenger liner Washington sails from Galway, Ireland, for the United States with an additional 852 American citizens, making a total of 1,872 passengers, embarked. She will arrive at New York unmolested.
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum by the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
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Diplomatic record
The American Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (Arita)
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 7 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1940-06-15, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, ETHIOPIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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