What date did the attack on Mers-el-Kébir occur?
The attack on Mers-el-Kébir occurred at 5:50 p.m. on the 3rd of July 1940.
Questions about Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
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Who commanded Force H during the British attack on the French Navy?
Admiral James Somerville commanded Force H from Gibraltar during the operation against the French fleet.
How many crew members died when the battleship Bretagne sank?
The battleship Bretagne sank with 977 of her crew after a magazine detonated following a hit by the third British salvo.
Where did the French ships Strasbourg and others escape to after the battle?
Strasbourg, three destroyers, and one gunboat escaped the port under fire and reached Toulon on the 4th of July 1940.
Why did Winston Churchill order the neutralisation of the French Navy in 1940?
Winston Churchill ordered the demand that the French Navy should either join with the Royal Navy or be neutralised because he feared these ships would fall into Axis hands.