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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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French fleet scuttled in Toulon
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gptkbp:casualties
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1,297 French sailors killed
32 British sailors killed
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_James_Somerville
gptkb:Admiral_Marcel_Gensoul
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Memorials in France and the UK
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gptkbp:date
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3 July 1940
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gptkbp:duration
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A few hours
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:french_ships_involved
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gptkb:Battleship_Bretagne
gptkb:Cruiser_Algérie
gptkb:Destroyer_Mogador
gptkb:Destroyer_Volta
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Studied in military history courses
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Fall_of_France
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced naval strategy in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Mers El Kébir
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gptkbp:international_response
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Condemnation from Vichy France
Support from Free French forces
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gptkbp:legacy
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Debate over British actions in the war
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gptkbp:location
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Mers El Kébir, Algeria
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkb:Battle_of_Dakar
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkb:Aircraft_carrier_Ark_Royal
gptkb:Destroyer_Faulknor
gptkb:Destroyer_Foresight
gptkb:Strasbourg_(French_battleship)
Dunkerque (French battleship)
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Catapult
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:primary_source
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Government documents
Survivor accounts
Military archives
Official naval reports
Newspaper articles from 1940
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gptkbp:responds_to
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Protests against British actions
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Prevented French naval forces from falling into German hands
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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Neutralize French naval threat
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gptkbp:strategy
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Defensive posture
Surprise attack
Prevent Axis powers from gaining naval superiority
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gptkbp:video_output
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Documentaries and films made about the battle
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mers_El_Kébir
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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