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After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. Artist: Unknown

After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. Artist: Unknown

2-612-283 - Keystone Archives/Heritage Images

After the attack on Dakar, a funeral convoy passes the cathedral, September 1940. The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies of World War II to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal), which was under Vichy French control, and to install Free French Forces under General Charles de Gaulle there.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Charles de Gaulle: French: Soldier, general, statesman, politician
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  1. Photograph
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World Africa Senegal Dakar Dakar

  1. 14 43 22 N , 017 27 18 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5048x3576
File Size : 52,886kb

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  1. 0650023366
  1. 2-612-283
  1. 2612283
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