On June 10 of this WWII year, Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom after Mussolini committed to the Axis. In the ensuing fall of France, a troopship evacuating British troops and nationals from Saint-Nazaire was sunk by Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 aircraft with the loss of at least 4,000 lives. Which year is being described?

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1940. 1940 saw Mussolini commit Italy to the Axis after Hitler briefed him on the coming western attack, culminating in Italy's June 10 declaration of war on France and the United Kingdom. The ensuing fall of France brought the Luftwaffe Ju 88 sinking of a British troopship at Saint-Nazaire, with over 4,000 lives lost in the largest single UK loss of WWII.