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English[en]
The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa (modern-day Senegal), which was under Vichy French control, and to install the Free French under General Charles de Gaulle there.
Dutch[nl]
De Slag om Dakar, ook bekend als Operatie Menace was een onsuccesvolle poging van geallieerden om de strategische haven van Dakar in Frans-West-Afrika (nu Senegal) in september 1940 op Vichy-Frankrijk te veroveren en daar de Vrije Fransen onder generaal Charles de Gaulle te installeren.