Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Le Hardi" yakapinda mubasa musi wa2 June 1940 ndokuperekedza ngarava inofamba nomugungwa kuenda kuCasablanca, French Morocco, isati yaenda kuBrest. "Fleuret" yakabatsira kuperekedza ngarava yehondo kubva kuCasablanca kuenda kuDakar, kuFrench West Africa, musi wa12 Chikumi. Basa rokutanga re"Épée" ne"Mameluk" raiva rokusangana ne"Le Hardi" kuti vabatsire kutungamira ngarava yehondo isina kukwana kuenda kuCasablanca mazuva mashomanana pamberi pe
VaFrench vakasaina chibvumirano chokumisa hondo navaGermany musi wa22 June. "Casque", "Lansquenet" uye "Le Corsaire" vakapotera kuFrench North Africa pakati paJune pasinei zvapo neyokupedzisira ichingova 82% yakakwana.