The Mediterranean figures in today's Geo Quiz.
We're looking for a city in southern France for our quiz.
Its large harbor on the Mediterranean makes it a key French naval base.
Today this seaport is home to the French Navy's aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle and a flotilla of battleships.
During World War II, German planes patroled the airspace above this city trying to spot allied planes.
In July 1944 a French flyer named Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was shot down near the city.
Saint-Exupéry is best known for writing the children's fantasy "The Little Prince."
Now a German pilot who believes he shot down the French hero has come forward to tell the story.
We'll hear more about that but first try to name the city in southern France.
