I understand that UK had to get rid of those ships before they end up in German hands, but I still feel pretty bad for French navy which had extremly limited impact considering its’ power:(
Why didn’t British board those ships like in good old days?
ThinBobcat4047 on
Darlan really fucked up, he could have jumped ship to the Allies and got what was probably the second largest navy in Europe out of German hands, automatically making him a hero for the French and even perhaps the leader of the Free French forces, displacing the then less known De Gaulle. Then again hindsight is 20/20.
wolfgangspiper on
Wasn’t the Richelieu the battleship that the USA took under its wing to save it from the British?
Dear-Question-868 on
The richelieu wasnt at the battle of Mers El Kebir and was fired upon during the battle of Dakar.
EnvironmentalAd912 on
Look at the British navy firing at Richelieu (who was at Dakar but we’re on Reddit)
Gets mission killed by a submarine
Ignace_Karkasy7 on
Richelieu definitely did not say they wanted to join the free French at the time of Mers El Kebir. While the British were certainly playing hardball with their former ally, the French Admiral is as much to blame for the tragedy as Churchill due to his horrendous handling of the situation.
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I understand that UK had to get rid of those ships before they end up in German hands, but I still feel pretty bad for French navy which had extremly limited impact considering its’ power:(
Why didn’t British board those ships like in good old days?
Darlan really fucked up, he could have jumped ship to the Allies and got what was probably the second largest navy in Europe out of German hands, automatically making him a hero for the French and even perhaps the leader of the Free French forces, displacing the then less known De Gaulle. Then again hindsight is 20/20.
Wasn’t the Richelieu the battleship that the USA took under its wing to save it from the British?
The richelieu wasnt at the battle of Mers El Kebir and was fired upon during the battle of Dakar.
Look at the British navy firing at Richelieu (who was at Dakar but we’re on Reddit)
Gets mission killed by a submarine
Richelieu definitely did not say they wanted to join the free French at the time of Mers El Kebir. While the British were certainly playing hardball with their former ally, the French Admiral is as much to blame for the tragedy as Churchill due to his horrendous handling of the situation.