Mers-el-Kébir | The worst kind of "friendly fire" incident

The British attack on the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir during World War II was one of the most controversial acts of the war. Would the French surrender? Would they remain true to their word? Or would they hand powerful warships such as Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Richelieu and Jean Bart over to the Germans and change the balance of power?
At one level, it was high strategy.
At another was politics.
Then there were those who had to live with the consequences of both.
Here British and French veterans recount their memories of those dreadful days in June 1940 when allies turned their guns on each other.
Force H - comprising the battlecruiser Hood, battleships Valiant and Resolution and the aircraft carrier Ark Royal - were sent to French Oran to deliver the ultimatum. The devastation that resulted has had a lasting impact on the relations of the two nations ever since.
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