René-Emile Godfroy

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René-Emile Godfroy was a French admiral. He died at Fréjus, southern France, in January 1981, aged 96.

In June 1940, he commanded French naval forces at Alexandria, where he negotiated, with British Admiral Andrew Cunningham, the peaceful internment of his ships.

The French squadron consisted of the battleship Lorraine, 4 cruisers, 3 destroyers and a submarine. The French emptied their fuel bunkers and removed the firing mechanisms from their guns. Cunningham promised to repatriate the ships' crews.

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• New York Times report, 22 January 1981