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

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

Légende

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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives

Notre référence

HRM19D84_419

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,6Mo (2,1Mo) / 42,7cm x 30,3cm / 5048 x 3576 (300dpi)

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