French battleship Bretagne under attack during the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, French Algeria, 3 Jul 1940

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Caption     French battleship Bretagne under attack during the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, French Algeria, 3 Jul 1940 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria
Date 3 Jul 1940
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Source    ww2dbaseSylvain Mulard
 
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Photos on Same Day 3 Jul 1940
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,155 x 800 pixels



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Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria

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35.7194, -0.6889

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