17 juin 1940, le plus grand désastre maritime Britannique?

Abstract

2010 is the 70th birthday commemoration of a little known maritime catastrophe, which to this day is still mired in some secrecy. In June 1940, ahead of rapid German advances, allied troops in France organized a precipitous evacuation towards England. The troop transport Lancastria took on board thousands of soldiers and civilians.
Attacked by the Luftwaffe, she sank in 24 minutes with high casualties. This event occurring on the day that France requested an armistice, Churchill, from now on alone vis-à-vis Hitler, blanketed this catastrophe in secrecy. Thanks to the testimony of many survivors and rescuers anxious to pay homage to the victims, we can reconstitute with precision this drama.