
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)