Today in military history: Scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon, 27 Nov. 1942
Seventy-one years ago today, sailors of the French Navy defied the Germans and scuttled their fleet at the main Mediterranean base of Toulon in southern France.…
Seventy-seven ships were sunk or destroyed at Toulon that day, including 2 battle cruisers, 1 battleship, 7 cruisers, 15 destroyers and 12 submarines. The heart of the French fleet — a modern, balanced Navy that featured the powerful battle cruisers STRASBOURG and DUNKERQUE along with a number of fine, modern cruisers and destroyers — was destroyed. The Germans were outraged, while the French actions were viewed by most Frenchmen as heroic.
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