Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Furnace
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Churchills Darkest Decision
"How and why Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet in July 1940"Movie
Audience Score
StarringGreg Bennett
DirectorRichard Bond
45 minDocumentary,
War
Plot
The background to events of and consequences of the Battle of MersElKebir on 3 July 1940 In that battle Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged Nearly 1300 French sailors were killed