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History on the 30th of June 1940

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30 Jun 1940 WW2 German submarine U-65 and U-43 attacked Allied convoy SL-25 300 files west of Brest, France. At 2227 hours, U-43 sank British ship Avelona Star; 1 was killed and 84 were rescued. U-65 damaged British ship Clan Ogilvy, which would need to be towed away; she would remain out of commission until Oct 1940. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 German submarine U-47 sank Greek ship Georgios Kyriakides west of Ireland; all 30 crew members survived. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 As of this date, the US Navy reported the strength of 1,099 vessels and 203,127 personnel (160,997 Navy, 28,384 Marine Corps, and 13,766 Coast Guard). In a separate report, the US Marine Corps reported the active duty strength to be 1,732 officers and 26,545 enlisted men for the total of 28,277. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 Heavy cruiser USS Wichita, with Commander Cruiser Division Seven Rear Admiral Andrew C. Pickens aboard, arrived at Montevideo, Uruguay, joining USS Quincy that was already there. The visit was "to furnish a reminder of the strength and the range of action of the armed forces of the United States". 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 Alfred Jodl noted in his diary that the United Kingdom was certain to fall in time, regardless of the fact whether an actual invasion was necessary. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 German submarine U-26 sank Estonian ship Merkur (killing 4) and Norwegian ship Belmoira (all 25 crew members survived) off of France. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 Three German personnel landed on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel by aircraft and demanded surrender from a local policeman. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 A German reconnaissance aircraft landed on Guernsey in the Channel Islands and unofficially received the surrender of the islanders. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 Submarine S-7 was commissioned into service. 
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30 Jun 1940 WW2 US President Franklin Roosevelt returned to Washington DC, United States after touring the Potomac River aboard the presidential yacht Potomac. 
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