Film
Churchill's Darkest Decision
2009 · 45m · Documentary · War
How and why Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet in July 1940.
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Overview
The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir 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 1,300 French sailors were killed.
Cast
Crew
- Richard BondDirector
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 25, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 45m
- Genres
- Documentary, War
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