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World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
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World War II
1939–1945 global conflict
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
RMS Lancastria
20th-century British liner
RMS Lancastria was a British ocean liner requisitioned by the Government of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. She was sunk on 17 June 1940 during Operation Aerial. Having received an emergency order to evacuate British nationals and troops from France, the ship was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Luftwaffe
Branch of the German military during World War II
The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the Luftstreitkräfte of the Imperial Army and the Marine-Fliegerabteilung of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saint-Nazaire
Subprefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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