Force H
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Force H was a British naval formation during the Second World War. It was formed in late-June 1940, to replace French naval power in the western Mediterranean removed by the French armistice with Nazi
Force H off Gibraltar in 1940 by Rowland Langmaid
HMS Renown and HMS Ark Royal operating at sea in Force H. Photo taken from HMS Sheffield.
Battle of Madagascar
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The Battle of Madagascar was an Allied campaign to capture the Vichy French−controlled island Madagascar during World War II. The seizure of the island by the British was to deny Madagascar's ports to
Force H
…extant for a portion of 1942. It was stripped bare in May to provide ships for the assault on Vichy French forces at Diego Suarez in Madagascar during Operation Ironclad. November saw the turning point of the conflict. Operation Torch saw British and American forces landed in Morocco and Algeria under the British First…
King's African Rifles' 25-pounder battery in action near Ambositra in Madagascar against Vichy positions during Operation Stream Line Jane, September 1942
Allied soldiers landing from LCAs at Tamatave in May 1942
Captured French troops marching away from their HQ after the British had captured Diego-Suarez on 7 May
Negotiations for the surrender of Diego-Suarez at the British headquarters in the town