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French Algeria

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World War II đź“Ť Algeria

French Algeria

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Britain attacks the French fleet at Mers-el-KĂ©bir

đź“… 3 July 1940

British forces attacked French warships anchored at Mers-el-Kébir near Oran, Algeria, after France’s armistice with Germany. More than a thousand French sailors were killed. The port’s North African...