• May 25, 2009
  • 45 min
  • Full-HD

Churchill's Darkest Decision (2009)

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.

Category
Country
United Kingdom
Companies
Furnace

Greg Bennett

RN Submariner

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