Military operation

Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon

27 Nov 1942 · 43.11° N, 5.91° E

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When: 27 Nov 1942
Kind: Military operation
Coordinates: 43.11° N, 5.91° E
Description: 1942 destruction of the French naval fleet by Vichy France

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Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines, to keep them out of Nazi hands”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “sabordage de la flotte française à Toulon devant l’avancée des troupes allemandes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “維琪法國為了反制德國的里拉行動，將駐錨於土倫的軍艦全數鑿沉。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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