Marcel-Bruno GensouJuly 1940
Engagement off the coast of French Algeria where a British Royal Navy task force attacked and destroyed much of the French fleet stationed there.
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Engagement off the coast of French Algeria where a British Royal Navy task force attacked and destroyed much of the French fleet stationed there.
The French squadron consists of the old battleships Provence and Bretagne, the modern battleships (or battlecruisers) Dunkerque and Strasburg, the seaplane tender Commandant Teste and six destroyers under the command of Admiral Marcel-Bruno Gensou.
in an attempt to avoid its falling into the hands of the German Navy.
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