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'''Force H''' was a formation of the [[Royal Navy]] created in 1940 to embody Allied naval forces in the Mediterranean in the wake of the loss of French power following the collapse of that country under Nazi invasion. ==History== ==In Command== Dates of appointment given when known: <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Flag Officer Commanding, Force H" nat="UK"> {{Tenure|rank={{ViceRN}}|name=James Fownes Somerville|nick=James F. Somerville|appt=29 June,m 1940|end=10 January, 1942|precBy=Formation Established}} {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{ViceRN}}|name=Edward Neville Syfret|nick=Edward N. Syfret|appt=10 January, 1942|end=1 April, 1943}} </div name=fredbot:office0> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{RNCruiserSquadrons|sort=18}}

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