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TIMELINE: May 1940 through July 1940
May 10, 1940
German forces invade Belgium and France
May 15, 1940
Great Britain begins Strategic Air Offensive
against Germany
May 25, 1940
Evacuation of Allied forces at Dunkirk begins
June 2, 1940
Evacuation of Allied Forces at Dunkirk concludes
June 14, 1940
German forces take Paris, France
June 22, 1940
France capitulates
July 10, 1940
Battle of Britain starts
July 14, 1940
Soviet Union annexes Baltic states



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