Canada declares war on Italy. Navy Department awards contracts for 22 new warships. Thailand Non-Aggression Pact is announced. German troops occupy Paris, France. President approves an act to increase naval aviation to a strength of not more than 10,000 aircraft.
Russian forces occupy Estonia and Latvia.
France sues for an armistice with Germany. New office of Under Secretary of the Navy is created for duration of emergency. France opens northern Indochina to Japanese military mission and supporting troops. French-German armistice is signed at Compiegne, France. Prince Konoye forms new Japanese Cabinet with Gen. Hideki Tojo, Minister of War, and Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister of Foreign Affairs.