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LONDON, June 17, 1940 (UP) -- Great Britain, its empire and its national life at stake, faced Germany and Italy alone today with the threat of an imminent German invasion and the possibility that ...
Early on July 3, 1940, a massive British Royal Navy task force assembled off of Mers-el-Kébir in what was then French Algeria. The port was home to a small but powerful French Navy squadron that ...
During the last fifteen or sixteen years, the French navy, much neglected at the beginning of LOUIS PHILIPPE's reign, has assumed such an importance as to be the object of German praise and ...
Originally from Rennes in northern France's Brittany region, Gautier joined the war against Nazi Germany in 1940 at the age of just 17 when he enlisted in the French Navy. As German forces seized ...
It is they who have reminded us, with illconcealed pride, that the methods of sea ‘ frightfulness ‘ practised by Germany were first recommended by French naval officers, and were, indeed ...
STUTTGART, Germany — The French Navy has taken delivery of the LSS Jacques Chevallier, the first of a new class of supply ships meant to replace the service’s aging fleet tankers.
Germany will join the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria by deploying Tornado reconnaissance jets, refuelling aircraft and a frigate to the region, after a direct appeal ...
The discovery of a limited number of British No. 4 rifles in a storage area in France unveiled a long-forgotten part of World War II and also provided firearm enthusiasts with a rare opportunity.
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