CZ -V létě roku 1940 řešil britský ministerský předseda Winston Churchill dilema. Ještě nedávno byl přesvědčen, že se Velká Británie spolu s Francií v boji proti nacistům udrží. V bleskové válce však německé tanky za pouhých pět dní pronikly přes francouzské linie. Francie záhy kapitulovala a mimo jiné přistoupila na to, že její loďstvo – jedno z největších na světě – bude pod Hitlerovým dohledem. Tomu chtěl ale Churchill za každou cenu zabránit. Vnímal tuto skutečnost jako zásadní strategické ohrožení své země. Rozhodl se francouzské námořnictvo získat po dobrém – nebo po zlém... Dokument vám přiblíží často opomíjenou kapitolu druhé světové války. Kapitolu, v níž zahynulo téměř 1300 francouzských námořníků. Tyto mimořádně dramatické události jsou dodnes v obou zemích vnímány velmi rozdílně...
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In the summer of 1940 he dealt with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill dilemma . Until recently, he was convinced that Great Britain together with France in the fight against the Nazis keep . The blitzkrieg but German tanks in just five days penetrated through the French line . France soon capitulated and agreed to , among other things , that its fleet - one of the largest in the world - will be under Hitler's control. But Churchill wanted it at any cost . He perceived this as a major strategic threat facing their country . French navy decided to get along good - or bad ... Document your approach often overlooked chapter of World War II. A chapter in which killed nearly 1,300 French sailors . These extremely dramatic events are still in both countries perceived very differently
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In the summer of 1940 he dealt with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill dilemma . Until recently, he was convinced that Great Britain together with France in the fight against the Nazis keep . The blitzkrieg but German tanks in just five days penetrated through the French line . France soon capitulated and agreed to , among other things , that its fleet - one of the largest in the world - will be under Hitler's control. But Churchill wanted it at any cost . He perceived this as a major strategic threat facing their country . French navy decided to get along good - or bad ... Document your approach often overlooked chapter of World War II. A chapter in which killed nearly 1,300 French sailors . These extremely dramatic events are still in both countries perceived very differently
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