How and why Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet in July 1940.
Churchill's Darkest Decision (2009)
7.0/10 · 10h 45mDocumentary, War
Directed by Richard Bond
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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