Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Part of the American Theatre of World War II
Surcouf, the lead vessel of the flotilla
Date 24 December 1941 Location Saint Pierre and Miquelon 46°46′40″N 56°10′40″W / 46.7778°N 56.1778°W / 46.7778; -56.1778 Result Free French victory Saint Pierre and Miquelon successfully captured
Belligerents
Free France	Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
Charles de Gaulle Émile Muselier	Gilbert de Bournat Georges Robert
Strength
1 submarine 3 corvettes 230 men	Unknown number of gendarmes from the gendarmerie
Casualties and losses
None	None

The capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon was the successful takeover of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a colony of France off the coast of Newfoundland, on 24 December 1941 by Free French Naval Forces. At the time, the islands' authorities had sworn their allegiance to the Vichy French government.