Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
	Part of the American Theatre of World War II
	; Surcouf, the lead vessel of the flotilla
Date	24 December 1941
Location	Saint Pierre and Miquelon46.7778°N 56.1778°W
Result	Free French victory
Belligerents
Free France	Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
Charles de Gaulle; Émile Muselier;	Gilbert de Bournat; 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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