MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that less than two weeks after the French surrender in WWII, the British attacked a French naval base to prevent Germany from using the ships. Over 1,200 died and multiple ships were destroyed ...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkTIL that less than two weeks after the French surrender in WWII, the British attacked a French naval base to prevent Germany from using the ships. Over 1,200 died and multiple ships were destroyed ...en.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI only learned about this recently. Contributes to why the French hate the Brits, by all accounts.
