This has been a rough news day. Clearly the situation in France is getting desperate as can be seen by the significant increase in refugees fleeing the city of Paris. On top of that we have claims by the Germans that they have sunk the H.M.S.
Glorious, a second British aircraft carrier taken out by the Germans. Norway had surrendered and is now another conquest in the German column. Finally, this evening, this report came over the wire.
EIAR Benito Mussolini declares war on France and England (English Translation)
Or for those who speak Italian, here's a more complete version of the speech without the English overlay.
EIAR - Benito Mussolini declares war on France and England
It is exactly one month since the German invasion of the Low Countries and France. In six days Petain will become the Premier of France, effectively ending Allied resistance on the European continent. Churchill and the British would carry on alone, ‘Their finest hour’.