As per my other post, I may not have phrased this well, but note that I capitalized "Ally" as in "Allies" or "Allied forces" as opposed to "Axis" forces. It was the British, who scuttled the French fleet in N. Africa -- I'm pretty sure it was in Algiers harbour -- so they wouldn't be used by Vichy France in cooperation with the Nazis. The Free French had moved them there for protection, but the British knew -- but wouldn't tell the French -- that the Germans had their eye on North Africa. DeGaulle was supremely teed about this.
Steven Montgomery wrote: > At 03:46 PM 11/9/2002, Marc wrote: > > >Trivia question: what major Ally's naval assets were destroyed by another > >Ally, > >and why? > > This was a harder one, but I think I remember it was the Germans who > scuttled Italy's ships to prevent them from falling into Allied hands. Am I > right? > > -- > Steven Montgomery > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Nations are defined by their founders. George Washington set a standard of > selfless public service and heroic private virtue against which American > politicians continue to be measured - and found wanting - even today." > --Steven W. Mosher > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
