Title

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

Caption

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.

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives

Reference

HRM19D84_419

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,6Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,8in x 11,9in / 5048 x 3576 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa religious country French France religion continent cathedral church African conflict death Christianity war location century soldiers soldier senegal wartime dakar concept battle troop troops B&W 1940s MONOCHROME Army funeral warfare Forties campaign World War II World War two WWII black & white black and white B W world war 2 Military personnel 20th century allies decade Second World War TGN WW2 Charles photograph Keystone Archives 2nd World War Unknown Charles de Gaulle Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle de Gaulle Allied forces Battle of Dakar Charles de Gaulle photograph