- 1942 6 Jun The Battle of Midway ends in a huge victory for the US over Japan, reversing the tide of the Pacific War.
- 1944 6 Jun The Allied invasion of Europe begins with the 'D-Day' landings of more than 150,000 troops in Normandy.
- 1946 6 Jun The government reveals that 357,116 members of Britain's armed forces were killed in World War Two.
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