Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

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The attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, during the Second World War, was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir, near Oran, on the coast of French Algeria. The attack was the main part of Operation Catapult, a British plan to neutralise or destroy French ships to prevent them from falling into German hands after the Allied defeat in the Battle of France. The British bombardment of the base killed 1,297 French servicemen, sank a battleship and damaged five other ships, for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed. The attack by air and sea was conducted by the Royal Navy, after France had signed armistices with Germany and Italy, coming into effect on 25 June.

1940  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, betrayal, France, 

Bretagne, Commandant Teste, FR 31, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Enterprise, HMS Resolution, HMS Walney, Provence, Mogador Q1637190, 


Location: 35.7195, -0.6889, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940 Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
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1707 — 1708 Siege of Oran
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Cuirassé Bretagne 03-07-1940Cuirassé Bretagne 03-07-1940
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Sortie sous le feu Mers-el-Kébir 03-07-1940Sortie sous le feu Mers-el-Kébir 03-07-1940
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Mers el Kebir Memorial at Toulon, FranceMers el Kebir Memorial at Toulon, France
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Incrociatore classe strasbourgh e nave da battaglia classe Bretagne probailmente la provence sotto il fuoco ingleseIncrociatore classe strasbourgh e nave da battaglia classe Bretagne probailmente la provence sotto il fuoco inglese
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflictBattle of Tem-SalmetbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1348Siege of Oransiege, Marinid dynasty, Kingdom of TlemcenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1349Siege of Oransiege, Marinid dynasty, Kingdom of TlemcenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1360Oran campaignmilitary campaignWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1437Battle of OranKingdom of Portugal, battle, Kingdom of TlemcenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1497Attack on Mers el-Kébirbattle, Crown of Castile, Kingdom of TlemcenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1501Battle of Mers el-KebirbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1505Capture of Mers-el-Kébirbattle, Kingdom of Tlemcen, Catholic MonarchyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1507Battle of Mers-el-Kébirbattle, Crown of Castile, Kingdom of TlemcenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1556Siege of OranHispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1563Sieges of Oran and Mers El KébirKingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of Kuku, Kingdom of Beni AbbasWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1675Siege of Oran and Mers El Kébirsiege, Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of AlgiersWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1693Siege of Oransiege, Hispanic Monarchy, Regency of Algiers, Sharifian EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1707Siege of OransiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1732Spanish expedition to Oranmilitary expedition, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of SpainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1790Siege of Oransiege, Regency of Algiers, Kingdom of SpainWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1831Capture of OranJuly Monarchy, battle, Western BeylikWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1835Battle of l'HabrahbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1940Attack on Mers-el-Kébirbattle, betrayalWikidata
    linkpageNavWeaps page@Wikidata
    linkpageThe Operations Room page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraft1930HMS Walneycutter, Banff-class sloopWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1977Établissement de construction et de réparation navaleshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    sitefortFort of Mers El Kebirpresidio, fortWikidata
    sitefortSanta Cruz FortfortWikidata
    commonsimageMers el kebir ON005 Commons
    commonsimageCuirassé Bretagne 03-07-1940 Commons
    commonsimageCroiseur de bataille Strasbourg 03-07-1940 Commons
    commonsimageSortie sous le feu Mers-el-Kébir 03-07-1940 Commons
    commonsimageMers el kebir ON037 Commons
    commonsimageMers el Kebir Memorial at Toulon, France Commons
    commonsimageMers el Kebir Memorial at Toulon, France Commons
    commonsimageMers el Kebir Commons
    commonsimageMers el Kebir (1) Commons
    commonsimageIncrociatore classe strasbourgh e nave da battaglia classe Bretagne probailmente la provence sotto il fuoco inglese Commons
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