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Originally Posted by Martin1813
But I was quite surprise to see three escorted french convoy in sept. 1941 off the portugese coasts...
there were small convoy with 1 small merchant and one bigger, escorted by a french flower.
There were not Free French ships but Vichy France.
It's strange because the convention of the armistice, signed in june 1940, disarmed the French Navy...
Any idea ?
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I was under the impression that they did keep a minimal navy. What the British couldn't destroy, anyways.