Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon

The scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon was orchestrated by Vichy France on 27 November 1942 to prevent Nazi German forces from seizing it. After the Allied invasion of North Africa, the Germans invaded the territory administered by Vichy under the Armistice of 1940. The Vichy Secretary of the Navy, Admiral François Darlan, defected to the Allies, who were gaining increasing support from servicemen and civilians. His replacement, Admiral Gabriel Auphan, guessed correctly that the Germans intended to seize the large fleet at Toulon, and ordered it scuttled.

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1942 Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon

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0048-07-29T00:00:00Z

-48 Battle of Tauroentum

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1707-08-21T00:00:00Z

1707 Battle of Toulon

1793-08-29T00:00:00Z

1793-12-19T00:00:00Z

1793 Siege of Toulon

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1813-01-01T00:00:00Z

1813 Action of 5 November 1813

1944-08-20T00:00:00Z

1944-08-26T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Toulon

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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-027-1451-20, Toulon, französisches Kriegsschiff

Sunken French destroyers at Toulon, France, in 1944 (342-FH-3A19265-53683AC)

View of scuttled ships in Toulon in late 1944

French destroyers Vauquelin and Kersaint scuttled at Toulon in November 1942

French destroyer Le Mars capsizing at Toulon in 1942

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-027-1451-10, Toulon, Panzer IV

French destroyer Tartu sunk at Toulon in November 1942

Le Hardi-class destroyers scuttled at Toulon in November 1942

French sloops scuttled at Toulon in November 1942

Toulon 1942

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	48	Battle of Tauroentum	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1707	Battle of Toulon	siege, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1793	Siege of Toulon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Action of 5 November 1813	France, naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Toulon	battle	Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Niedersachsen	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-471	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-642	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-952	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-967	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-969	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1839	Mediterranean Squadron	naval fleet, military unit	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1855	Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée	metal industry, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Batterie des Mèdes	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1795	batterie de Carqueiranne	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Balaguier	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de l'Alycastre	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de l'Éguillette	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de la Croix Faron	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Six-Fours	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort du Grand Langoustier	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort du Grand Saint-Antoine	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Faron	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Lamalgue	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Napoléon	fort, hill	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Petit Langoustier	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Saint-Louis	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Monastère orthodoxe Sainte-Marie	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Ouvrage de Galéasson	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Tour Royale	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Memorial of the landing in Provence	memorial, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1814	Toulon naval museum	naval museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Tour du village	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-027-1451-20, Toulon, französisches Kriegsschiff		Commons
commons	image		Sunken French destroyers at Toulon, France, in 1944 (342-FH-3A19265-53683AC)		Commons
commons	image		View of scuttled ships in Toulon in late 1944		Commons
commons	image		French destroyers Vauquelin and Kersaint scuttled at Toulon in November 1942		Commons
commons	image		French destroyer Le Mars capsizing at Toulon in 1942		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-027-1451-10, Toulon, Panzer IV		Commons
commons	image		French destroyer Tartu sunk at Toulon in November 1942		Commons
commons	image		Le Hardi-class destroyers scuttled at Toulon in November 1942		Commons
commons	image		French sloops scuttled at Toulon in November 1942		Commons
commons	image		Toulon 1942		Commons