Maritime History
Georges Robert (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ ʁɔbɛʁ]) was an officer of the French Navy, as well as a civil administrator. He ended his military career with the rank of admiral. He is mainly known for his role as High Commissioner of the Vichy regime for the French overseas territories of the Western Atlantic (French West Indies, Guiana, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). He was born in Courseulles on 31 January 1875, and died in Paris on 2 March 1965.
HMS Racehorse (1806).
Irish neutrality during World War II.
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