La Rochelle — French commune nomcommune=La Rochelle région=Poitou Charentes département=Charente Maritime | arrondissement=La Rochelle canton=Chief town of 9 cantons insee=17300 cp=17000 maire=Maxime Bono mandat=2001 2008 intercomm=Communauté d agglomération… … Wikipedia
Operation Ariel — (sometimes Operation Aerial) was the name given to the World War II evacuation of Allied forces from ports in western France, from 15–25 June 1940, due to the military collapse in the Battle of France against Nazi Germany. It followed Operation… … Wikipedia
Plongeur — (French for Diver ) was a French submarine launched on 16 April 1863. She was the first submarine in the world to be propelled by mechanical (rather than human) power.Captain Siméon Bourgeois, who made the plans, and naval constructor Charles… … Wikipedia
La Rochelle — /lann rddaw shel / a seaport in and the capital of Charente Maritime, in W France; besieged while a Huguenot stronghold 1627 29. 77,494. * * * ▪ fortress, france city, Atlantic seaport and capital of Charente Maritime département, Poitou… … Universalium
Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of the Atlantic partof = World War II caption = Officers on the bridge of an escorting British destroyer keep a sharp look out for enemy submarines, October 1941 date = September 3 1939 May 7 1945 place … Wikipedia
Tallboy bomb — Infobox Weapon name=Tallboy bomb caption=Modern replica of a Tallboy origin=United Kingdom type= Conventional is ranged= is bladed= is explosive=yes is artillery= is vehicle= is UK=yes service=June 8 1944 April 25 1945 used by=No. 617 Squadron… … Wikipedia
Remorqueur — Pour les véhicules, voir Remorqueuse. Les remorqueurs sont des bateaux relativement petits, très puissants et très manœuvrables, servant à guider, tirer, pousser les gros bateaux entrant et sortant des ports, ils les aident en particulier, lors… … Wikipédia en Français
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
