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Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Part of the American Theatre of World War II

Surcouf, the lead vessel of the flotilla
Date24 December 1941
Location
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
46°46′40″N 56°10′40″W / 46.7778°N 56.1778°W / 46.7778; -56.1778
Result Free French victory
Belligerents
Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Free France Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
  • Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Charles de Gaulle
  • Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Émile Muselier
  • Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Gilbert de Bournat
  • Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Georges Robert
Strength
  • 1 submarine
  • 3 corvettes
  • 230 men
Unknown number of gendarmes from the gendarmerie
Casualties and losses
None None

The capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon was the successful takeover of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas collectivity of France off the coast of Newfoundland, on 24 December 1941 by Free French Naval Forces. At the time, the islands' authorities had sworn their allegiance to the Vichy French government.

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