Churchill's Darkest Decision (2009)

Churchill's Darkest Decision (2009) - Documentary Movies 45 minutes. Churchills Svåra Beslut, Churchill's Deadly Decision. The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands. A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged. Nearly 1,300 French sailors were killed. world war ii, royal navy, winston churchill