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Tag Archives: Dakar
This week in the War, 7–13 October 1940: Five reasons why Hitler did not invade Britain
This week in the war, on 12 October 1940, Hitler postponed his planned invasion of Britain, Operation Sealion, until the spring of 1941. (By then, of course, he would have a new enemy and a different country to invade). Despite … Continue reading
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Tagged Bermuda, Bismarck, Dakar, Derek Robinson, Hess, Invasion 1940, lebensraum, Mein Kampf, Operation Sealion, Oran, Tirpitz, Vichy
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This week in the War, 23–29 September: Failure at Dakar
This week in the war, on 23 September 1940, the Free French leader, Charles de Gaulle, arrived with a Royal Navy task force at Dakar on the coast of the Vichy-controlled colony of French West Africa. He sailed on board … Continue reading
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Tagged Dakar, de Gaulle, Operation Sealion, Richelieu, Vichy
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