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The Attack on Mers-el-Kebir.

French occupation propaganda Illustration showing the Attack on Mers-el-Kebir (3 July 1940) also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kebir, was part of Operation Catapult. The operation was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the base at Mers El Kebir on the coast of French Algeria. The bombardment killed 1,297 French servicemen, sank a battleship and damaged five ships, for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed.
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Title: The Attack on Mers-el-Kebir.
Caption: French occupation propaganda Illustration showing the Attack on Mers-el-Kebir (3 July 1940) also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kebir, was part of Operation Catapult. The operation was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the base at Mers El Kebir on the coast of French Algeria. The bombardment killed 1,297 French servicemen, sank a battleship and damaged five ships, for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed.
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Image size: 3906 × 5369 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 33.1 × 45.5 cm | 1537.8 × 2113.8 in (300 dpi)
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