🎬 Documentary, War

Churchill's Darkest Decision

"How and why Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet in July 1940."

⭐ 7.0/10 2009 45m Dir. Richard Bond

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The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands. A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged. Nearly 1,300 French sailors were killed.

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Year
2009
Runtime
45m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.0/10
Votes
1
Genre
Documentary, War
Director
Richard Bond
Language
EN

Cast

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Greg Bennett
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Churchill's Darkest Decision has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 1 votes.

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