Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
The French fleet in Toulon was scuttled on 27 November 1942 to avoid capture by Nazi German forces. The Allied invasion of North Africa had provoked the Germans into invading the ‘Free Zone’ (Vichy France), officially neutral according to the 1940 Armistice. Vichy Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Darlan, defected to join De Gaulle and the Free French, who were gaining increasing support from both servicemen and civilians. His replacement, Admiral Auphan, guessed correctly that the Germans were aiming to seize the large fleet at Toulon (Operation Lila), and issued orders for scuttling these vessels.
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Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
The French fleet in Toulon was scuttled on 27 November 1942 to avoid capture by Nazi German forces. The Allied invasion of North Africa had provoked the Germans into invading the ‘Free Zone’ (Vichy France), officially neutral according to the 1940 Armistice. Vichy Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Darlan, defected to join De Gaulle and the Free French, who were gaining increasing support from both servicemen and civilians. His replacement, Admiral Auphan, guessed correctly that the Germans were aiming to seize the large fleet at Toulon (Operation Lila), and issued orders for scuttling these vessels.
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... حاجة للتوسيع. شارك في تحريرها.
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De Franse vloot in Toulon werd ...... door de Duitsers te voorkomen.
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Die Selbstversenkung der Vichy ...... h der Alliierten zu entziehen.
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L'autoaffondamento della flott ...... rmistizio dell 22 giugno 1940.
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La flotte française a été sabo ...... à l'armistice du 22 juin 1940.
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Operación Lila fue el nombre d ...... ciones en la Francia de Vichy.
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Samozatopienie floty francuski ...... nie trzonu sił morskich Vichy.
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The French fleet in Toulon was ...... hy France as a credible power.
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Затопление французами своего ф ...... де военно-морской базы Тулона.
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1 school ship (scuttled)
12 submarines (scuttled)
13 torpedo boats (scuttled)
15 destroyers (scuttled)
19 auxiliary ships (scuttled)
26 wounded
28 tugs (scuttled)
3 battleships (scuttled)
3 destroyers (seized by Germany)
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1942-11-27
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Vichy French success; German failure to capture the French fleet
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1 motorcycle battalion
1 school ship
13 torpedo boats
18 destroyers
19 auxiliary ships
21 submarines
3 battleships
39 small ships
4 combat groups
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The French fleet scuttles itse ...... o the right, the Marseillaise.
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... د وفقا لهدنة في 22 يونيو 1940.
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De Franse vloot in Toulon werd ...... door de Duitsers te voorkomen.
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Die Selbstversenkung der Vichy ...... h der Alliierten zu entziehen.
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L'autoaffondamento della flott ...... rmistizio dell 22 giugno 1940.
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La flotte française a été sabo ...... à l'armistice du 22 juin 1940.
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Operación Lila fue el nombre d ...... ciones en la Francia de Vichy.
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Samozatopienie floty francuski ...... nie trzonu sił morskich Vichy.
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The French fleet in Toulon was ...... s for scuttling these vessels.
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Затопление французами своего ф ...... де военно-морской базы Тулона.
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Autoaffondamento della flotta francese a Tolone
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Operación Lila
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Sabordage de la flotte française à Toulon
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Samozatopienie floty francuskiej w Tulonie
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Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
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Selbstversenkung der Vichy-Flotte
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Tot zinken brengen van de Franse vloot in Toulon
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Затопление французского флота в Тулоне
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إغراق الأسطول الفرنسي في تولون
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Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon
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