Was the British bombardment of French Navy ships during the attack on Mers-el-Kébir in WW2 which killed 1,297 French servicemen and destroyed 4 battleships and 5 destroyers a betrayal by France's former
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H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: History of H.M.S. Hood - The Destruction of the French Fleet at Oran (Mers-El-Kebir), July 1940
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