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Churchill orders Operation Catapult

Monday 1st July 1940 12:00

The Royal Navy is to seek and destroy the French fleet to prevent it falling into German hands.

Date: Monday 1st July 1940Tuesday 31st July 2018
Sources: Operation Sea Lion: A Joint Critical Analysis
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