the remnants of the French fleet scuttled at Toulon; a large number of French merchant vessels. He also promised 400,000 skilled French workers. In the two ceded provinces—Nord and Pas-de-Calais ...
“It's a success, a relief and a technical feat,” Defense Minister Florence Parly wrote on Twitter, after the wreck was discovered 45 kilometers (30 miles) off the southern French port of Toulon.