a list of the ships of the Free French Naval Forces. Béarn Lorraine (obsolete) Paris (obsolete) Courbet (obsolete) - scuttled during the Battle of Normandy...
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The Free French Naval Forces (French: Forces Navales Françaises Libres, or FNFL) were the naval arm of the Free French Forces during the Second World War...
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Axis forces with the Free French Forces (Forces françaises libres), supported the resistance in Nazi-occupied France, known as the French Forces of the Interior...
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list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare...
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air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units. At the end is a separate list of no longer existent nations that once operated air forces. Country...
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Marines (redirect from List of marine forces)
of naval objectives, and the boarding of vessels during combat or capture of prize ships. Marines also help maintain discipline and order aboard the ship...
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a message to the coastal defence ship HNoMS Norge, alerting the local Norwegian naval commander of the incoming vessels. The German ships Wolfgang Zenker...
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The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy...
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there, and the third member of the class, Lorraine, was seized by the British and turned over to the Free French Naval Forces. Refloated and returned to...
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Surcouf served in the French Navy and, later, the Free French Naval Forces during the Second World War. Surcouf disappeared during the night of 18/19 February...
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Navy (redirect from Naval forces)
navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious...
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amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict. The design evolved from...
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founded the Free French Forces, including a naval arm, the Free Naval French Forces (Forces navales françaises libres, FNFL). To distinguish the FNFL from...
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The Free Belgian forces (French: Forces belges libres, Dutch: Vrije Belgische Strijdkrachten) were soldiers from Belgium and its colonies who fought as...
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(formerly HMS Aconite) was one of the nine Flower-class corvettes lent by the Royal Navy to the Free French Naval Forces. During World War II, she escorted...
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Vichy France until November 1942, when she became part of the Free French Naval Forces. She was stricken in 1946. French sources sometimes refer to the submarine...
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The list of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, and clothing. Due to the...
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Amphibious warfare (redirect from Amphibious Forces)
Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially...
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many of the non-military naval services and vessels integrated under the RCN were returned to their original departments. The list of ships of the Royal...
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of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation during the Phoney War and the Battle of France, and aircraft of the Free French Air Force (FAFL). The list...
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The Submarine Forces of France (French: Forces Sous-Marines, FSM) are one of the four main components of the French Navy. The force oversees all French...
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Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Aconit (meaning Aconite): The French corvette Aconit, of the Free French Forces, which dispatched...
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peace-keeping forces. Three ships of the class are in service in the French Navy: Mistral, Tonnerre, and Dixmude. A deal for two ships for the Russian Navy...
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list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by France, French Overseas Collectivites, the Sui Generis Collectivity and the...
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Black Sea Fleet (redirect from List of Black Sea Fleet ships)
scrap. With the defeat of the anti-Bolshevik Armed Forces of South Russia, the Soviet government took control of all naval elements. The few ships that remained...
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in this list are ships which meet the above definition and had an official name (italicized) or designation (non-italicized), regardless of whether they...
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Operation Torch (redirect from Allied invasion of North Africa)
Casablanca, the principal French Atlantic naval base, was captured after a short siege. The Center Task Force suffered some damage to its ships when trying...
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sailing ships, although most ships fought at anchor. The Allies' victory was achieved through superior firepower and gunnery. The context of the three Great...
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November. This was the first big operation by the Allies combining sea, land and air forces. The island was placed under Free French control. Diego-Suarez...
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failure of an attempted French invasion of England in 1744. Total naval losses in the War of the Austrian Succession, including ships lost in storms and in...
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