Battle of Dakar
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The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa. It was hoped that the suc
Rangefinder of the French coastal battery of 240 mm from the Danton-class pre-dreadnoughts, at Gorée Island, Dakar
HMS Ark Royal with a flight of Fairey Swordfish
HMS Barham
Richelieu behind torpedo nets in Dakar in 1940
French cruiser Gloire (1935)
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Gloire was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class.
Gloire, in dazzle camouflage, off the coast of North Africa, 1944