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After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. Artist: Unknown

After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies of World War II to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal), which was under Vichy French control, and to install Free French Forces under General Charles de Gaulle there.
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After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies of World War II to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal), which was under Vichy French control, and to install Free French Forces under General Charles de Gaulle there.
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5048 x 3576 px | 51.6 MB
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42.7 x 30.3 cm | 16.8 x 11.9 in (300 dpi)