Charles de Gaulle
A British naval attack on French Navy ships at the naval base
De Gaulle initially reacted angrily to news of the Royal Navy's attack on the French fleet (3 July)at Mers El Kébir, at Oran, on the coast of French Algeria.
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- World War II
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
France kept its fleet, which the United Kingdom attacked on 3 July in an attempt to prevent its seizure by Germany.
- Charles de Gaulle
A British naval attack on French Navy ships at the naval base
De Gaulle initially reacted angrily to news of the Royal Navy's attack on the French fleet (3 July)at Mers El Kébir, at Oran, on the coast of French Algeria.
- World War II
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
France kept its fleet, which the United Kingdom attacked on 3 July in an attempt to prevent its seizure by Germany.