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Churchill's Darkest Decision

HOW AND WHY WINSTON CHURCHILL ORDERED THE ROYAL NAVY TO ATTACK THE FRENCH FLEET IN JULY 1940.
7/10 2009 4K 45 min
Documentary • War

The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands. A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged. Nearly 1,300 French sailors were killed.

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Churchill's Darkest Decision
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Greg Bennett
Greg Bennett
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