Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |||||||
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Part of the American Theatre of World War II | |||||||
Surcouf, the lead vessel of the flotilla | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Free France | Vichy France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
| Gendarmerie garrison | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | None |
The islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a colony of France off the coast of Newfoundland, were taken over by Free French Naval Forces on 24 December 1941. At the time, the islands' authorities had sworn their allegiance to the Vichy French government.