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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
France surrendered to Germany in June 1940, after which occupied France under the Vichy government was considered a neutral nation and continued to use the French (tricolor) flag. Occupied France would remain neutral until late 1944, when DeGaulle took over after the Allied re-occupation.
So if you sank a ship flying the standard tricolor French flag in October 1940, it was indeed a neutral ship.
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OK makes sense. I'm gonna read up on the free french then too....