Posted on Mar 3, 2018
Winston Churchill Feared Hitler Would Capture France's Battleship Fleet. So He Sunk It.
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WWII World War Two
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Sad chapter in history and still a significant sticking point in Franco-British relations and rightfully so, PO1 Tony Holland .
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PO3 Donald Murphy
Didn't need to happen. The French however, couldn't provide assurances. Their incompetence cost them thousands of lives. Also, France is England's traditional enemy; so there was no real "pain" in the decision. This is also the reason Hitler fluctuated on overtures to England.
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