Word: meknes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lancastria, Meknès Down
...Southampton one night last week steamed the 6,127-ton French liner Meknès. She flew the tricolor and had it painted large upon her sides, for she was carrying back to France 1,300 French naval officers & men who had decided not to fight further with Britain against Germany...
Alongside the Meknès whirled a Nazi motor torpedo boat. The French captain was given five minutes to abandon ship. When he tried to signal his ship's name and nationality, the Germans cut him short with machine guns. Then came a torpedo. Down went the Meknès. Dead: 383. The Germans (and the Petain Government of France) blamed Britain for not notifying them to obtain safe passage for the Mekn...
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