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Originally Posted by oweng
This was 1939, so France hasn't been invaded yet, would they be considered neutral and I would be considered hostile for sinking them? All I know for sure is that I was definitely sunk by a boat flying the German flag.
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They are considered neutral until September 3, 1939 (the day France declared war against Germany). I don't think that attacking them would make you hostile to anyone but French themselves, though. Are you sure these ships you've sunk were French and not, say, Italian? Attacking allies would explain why you were shot at.
Also, where did it happen? There ain't many places where you can encounter German warship "a little while after" a French vessel in 1939...