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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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  • Battle of Dakar
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  • 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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Date
  • --09-23
Commander
  • Charles de Gaulle
  • John Cunningham
  • Pierre François Boisson
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  • The bombardment of Dakar
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  • Danish freighter MS Tacoma sunk
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  • Vichy French victory
combatant
  • Vichy France
Place
  • Dakar, French West Africa
Conflict
  • Battle of Dakar
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  • 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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