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Attacks on naval bases

  • Indian Ocean raidThe island of Ceylon commanded the Indian Ocean in early 1942. It controlled access to India and vital Allied shipping routes to the Middle East.
  • Attack on Mers-el-KébirOn the 25th of June 1940, the armistice between France and Nazi Germany came into effect. This agreement left the French Navy intact but under a new…
  • Siege of Toulon (1793)The insurrection of the 31st of May to the 2nd of June 1793 triggered a Federalist revolt that quickly engulfed Toulon. Local Federalists evicted the Jacobin…