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 | 1942-03-12 | 1942-03-13 | Channel Dash | Scharnhorst,Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen succesfully escape up-channel from Brest to home bases in Germany. The Kriegsmarine escape detection for more than 12 hours before they were attacked by British air and naval forces. They escape without heavy damage. | Read about 'Channel Dash' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Channel Dash' |
| 1941-10-22 | Guy Mquet Executed | French hero of the resistance Guy Mquet is executed by the Germans, along with 29 other hostages as a retaliation for a killed German officer. | Read about 'Guy Mquet Executed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Guy Mquet Executed' | |
| 1941-07-07 | Beirut Occupied | British and Free French troops occupy Beirut. | Read about 'Beirut Occupied' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Beirut Occupied' | |
 | 1941-06-08 | 1941-07-10 | Syria-Lebanon campaign | Successful Allied land, air and sea campaign against Vichy domination of Lebanon and Syria resulting in Free French control of Lebanon and Syria until those states gained independence and themselves declared war against the Axis powers | Read about 'Syria-Lebanon campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Syria-Lebanon campaign' |
| 1941-02-03 | 1941-04-01 | Keren | The colonial Italian army defending Eritrea was eventually defeated by the invading British and Commonwealth forces. | Read about 'Keren' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Keren' |
| 1941-01-17 | Battle of Koh Chang | The Battle of Koh Chang ended in a decisive victory for the Vichy French naval forces during the French-Thai War. | Read about 'Battle of Koh Chang' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Koh Chang' | |
| 1940-10-23 | Hitler meets Franco | Hitler meets Franco hoping to bring Spain into the war on the Axis side. Spain remains pro Axis, but neutral country for the remainder of the war. | Read about 'Hitler meets Franco' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Hitler meets Franco' | |
| 1940-09-24 | Gibralter | Vichy French aircraft bomb Gibraltar. | Read about 'Gibralter' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gibralter' | |
| 1940-09-22 | 1940-09-26 | Japanese in North Vietnam | Despite an accord between Japan and Vichy Indochina which granted basing and transit rights, fighting breaks out between Japanese troops and French Colonial troops defending Hanoi. Japanese forces take Hanoi and establish positions that blockade China. | Read about 'Japanese in North Vietnam' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese in North Vietnam' |
| 1940-08-22 | Shelling of Dover | German artillery being to shell Dover and it's surrounds. | Read about 'Shelling of Dover' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Shelling of Dover' |
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