Churchill's Darkest Decision
How and why Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet in July 1940.
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- War
- Documentary
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 25, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Furnace
- Cast
- Greg Bennett
- Director
- Richard Bond
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt1445603