Created by Tom Horn on 1 Oct 2009, Last Update on 7 Dec 2009

Mers el Kbir - 3 Jul 1940

A British Royal Navy task force attacked and destroyed much of the French fleet, killing 1,297. Vichy France had signed an armistice with Germany and Britain feared that the French navy would be used by Germany.

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Tags : France,Britain,Naval,Europe,Combat

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