Sinking of the French fleet at Mers - el - Kebir, 1940
After the surrender of France following the successful Western campaign, a British naval formation attacked French warships in the harbor con Mers-el-Kebir at Oran as part of a naval operation called Operation Catapult. The picture shows the French battleships Provence (front), Strasbourg (center) and Bretagne
Picture No
11791903
Media ID
48237331
Size
4961px x 3400px
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Credit
© Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo~~
Usage Restrictions
No Model Release, No Property Release, no manipulation. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo/Scherl
Date
1940
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Attacked Battleships Bretagne Catapult Kebir Loss Mers Mers El Kebir Mers-el-kebir Oran Sink Strasbourg Warships
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