French Destroyer la Combattante Memorial Courseulles
The ship was part of the supporting Bombardment Group. She was built in Glasgow in 1942 under the name HMS Haldon and loaned to the Free French Navy. On 23 February 1945 she was torpedoed by a German midget submarine. 65 French and 2 British sailors were lost
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12445953
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45725844
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2280px x 1698px
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Credit
© Holts' Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Tonie and Valmai Holt - Holts' Battlefield Collection
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