Operation Catapult: The Royal Navy's day of infamy?
Play War Thunder now with my links, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more on PC and consoles! PC: https://playwt.link/lindybeige | Mobile: https://wtm.game/lindybeige Operation Catapult took place on July 3rd 1940 at Mers El Kebir on the Algerian coast. It remains a point of controversy in the relations between the British and the French. Who was to blame for the sinking of the French ships and deaths of French sailors? You be the judge. Erratum: Acting Rear Admiral Onslow, captain of the Hermes aircraft carrier, was not 'Rodney' Onslow as I named him , but Richard Francis John Onslow, M.V.O., D.S.C. (29 March, 1896 – 9 April, 1942). Support me on Patreon: / lindybeige Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track... Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindy... Picture credits: Halifax picture by Yousuf Karsh - [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer 902-2067, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mers El Kabir under attack image by Jacques Mulard - Phototèque personnelle de l'auteur, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Jacques Mulard - phototèque personnelle de l'auteur, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Map showing French fleet's position by derivative work: Maxrossomachin - This SVG map includes elements from this map:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... MS 406 image by Martin Čížek - Martin Čížek, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Andrew Cunningham image by Yousuf Karsh - [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer 902-2069, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Cedrick Holland Image by Beadell, S J (Lt) - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/... photograph A 14068 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... More videos here: All Lindybeige: • All Lindybeige Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter: / lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook: / lindybeige My website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk Channel page: / lindybeige
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