British troops pull back towards Egypt. A garrison is left in Tobruk, in the hope that a second siege will follow, but the defences have been neglected
United States
U-boats drop German agents on the American coast
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 17 June 1942, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1942_06_17.html