Today in World War II History—June 25, 1940 & 1945

Map detailing the German and Italian advances in France, 13-25 Jun 1940 (US Military Academy)

75 Years Ago—June 25, 1940: French-German armistice effective 0030. Cease fire effective in Italo-French conflict. Isolationist advertising appears in New York Times, secretly funded by Germany.

70 Years Ago—June 25, 1945: Austria divided into four Allied occupation zones. British Second Army (northern Europe) is stood down.