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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 559-The French Navy Fights Back

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, Society & Culture, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Casablanca’s French vessels focus on destroying U.S. landing craft. Meanwhile, Gen. Patton’s tanks come ashore at Safi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, and thank you for listening to The history of World War II podcast. Episode 559,

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the French Navy fights back. Last time, elements of General Patton's army had come ashore around the city of Fadala,

1:25.2

itself just north of Casablanca. The tide had been rough on the

1:29.4

Americans, as had the French artillery. Still, the Americans were on shore, and soon Fadala was theirs.

1:37.6

That being the case, the naval component with Patton started heading south towards Casablanca,

1:43.8

but now, coming at at them were seven enemy

1:47.0

destroyers and seven submarines. The idea of Casablanca's Vice Admiral Machilier was to go after the

1:54.6

transports, thus cutting off the invaders from further supplies and tropping them on shore.

2:00.8

And the first French destroyer Salvo directly hit

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