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848:. Because of the Flotilla's presence, the neutral US Merchant Marine declared the Red Sea a war zone and out of bounds, limiting the ships which could be used to supply the vital route for British forces operating from Egypt. The Red Sea Flotilla was especially well situated to attack convoys headed from the
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Italian submarine flotilla at Bordeaux and succeeded, despite British attempts to intercept them. On 8 April 1941, Massawa fell to the British and the Red Sea Flotilla ceased to exist. Few vessels of the flotilla survived the
159:
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in port, where she was subsequently scuttled to prevent her capture by the
British. The Italian ships were spotted by aircraft while en route and came under attack from land and the
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had meagre results and
British intelligence successes caused the loss of several ships. The capture of Massawa and other Italian ports in the region brought the
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Italian fuel stocks at Massawa dwindled, the offensive capability of the Red Sea Flotilla declined. The vessels of the flotilla became a
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systems, intended to cool the submarines in the warm water of the Red Sea proved dangerous under wartime operating conditions. Leakage of
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was driven ashore and sunk by air attack the following day. The leading freighter of the convoy sustained minor splinter damage.
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was spotted on 23 June, while approaching
Massawa and an intensive search was conducted by four warships aided by aircraft from
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Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operations
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crew, the Italian captain was guest of honour at a dinner at the British naval base.
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at the same time that her sisters were fighting and was sunk on the following day.
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which was tested under conditions found to be unrealistic once hostilities began.
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was sunk by an internal explosion. As a mark of respect for the gallantry of the
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1593:(670 tons displacement) – Scuttled in the mouth of the harbour at Massawa as a
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had also been found on 18 June, captured and taken to Aden on the same day.
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and Allied convoys from Massawa. Some of the earliest failed when submarine
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Several attempts were made to stage offensive actions against the British
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2137:"Italian Naval Bases; Order of Battle, Italian East Africa Naval Command"
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Hinsley, Harry; Thomas, E. E.; Ransom, C. F. G.; Knight, R. C. (1981).
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by distance and British dispositions. Without an overland route (via
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The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign
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1521:(620/855 tons displacement) Ran aground and scuttled 15 June 1940
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were sunk by the Swordfish. On 8 April 1941, the light cruiser
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1014:. The escorts of the 32 merchant ships repulsed the attack and
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In October 1940, the destroyers based at Massawa conducted the
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The Path to Victory: The Mediterranean Theater in World War II
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The squadron was isolated from the main Italian bases in the
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attack within the harbour at Massawa; all mines still racked
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Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopaedia
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refrigerants in the circulating air while submerged caused
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1045:, which was disabled by Italian motor torpedo boat MAS 213
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832:. The Red Sea Flotilla was not used aggressively by the
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The Royal Italian Navy in the Red Sea Cristiano D'Adamo
1931:
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1927:
1925:
1887:
1885:
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was torpedoed and crippled by the Italian torpedo boat
867:
5670:
Military units and formations of Italy in World War II
3015:
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
2094:(1st ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
1912:
1910:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1902:
1900:
1846:
1691:– Captured and placed into the service of the British
2331:
1774:
1208:. The four remaining submarines were ordered to join
836:, but the British viewed it as a potential threat to
1922:
1882:
2113:. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 158–161.
2075:(2nd pbk. ed.). Manchester: Crécy Publishing.
1897:
1488:(880/1,230 tons displacement) Captured 19 June 1940
840:convoys travelling East African waters between the
2166:British and Other Navies in World War 2 Day-by-Day
1822:
970:. After fierce resistance, during which the sloop
2229:. History of the Second World War. London: HMSO.
2073:Eagle's War: Aircraft Carrier HMS Eagle 1939–1942
5646:
2186:
2051:
1876:
798:On 10 June 1940, the Red Sea Flotilla had seven
38:Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, with modern boundaries
1584:(670 tons displacement) – Scuttled 8 April 1941
1541:(880/1,230 tons displacement) Sunk 23 June 1940
1496:(896/1,265 tons displacement) Sunk 24 June 1940
910:poisoning and about twelve sailors died aboard
2018:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1762:
981:was sunk. After the engagement, the destroyer
2369:
2052:Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (2005) .
1209:
807:
779:
721:
714:
329:
315:
153:
96:
71:
22:
2189:The Naval War in the Mediterranean 1940–1943
1419:
2191:(repr. pbk. ed.). Rochester: Chatham.
1997:The British Empire and the Second World War
1728:Chloromethane was a cheaper substitute for
1375:Scuttled 3 April 1941 after damage from RAF
1367:Scuttled 3 April 1941 after damage from RAF
1145:off Massawa and was towed to Port Sudan by
2376:
2362:
2013:
1959:Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters 1939–1942
1840:
1797:
1575:the Italian capitulation in September 1943
322:
308:
160:
146:
2037:. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
1383:Ran aground and scuttled 1 April 1941 at
1126:were scuttled on the Arabian coast while
2210:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
1440:MAS 216 – Lost due to mechanical failure
1434:MAS 210 – Lost due to mechanical failure
1431:MAS 206 – Lost due to mechanical failure
1428:MAS 204 – Lost due to mechanical failure
1151:
1118:flying from the airfield at Port Sudan.
1036:
881:
2276:
2243:
2159:
2108:
2089:
1994:
1864:
1828:
1816:
1780:
1446:
816:in two squadrons. The main base was at
5647:
4223:
4201:Romanian prisoners in the Soviet Union
2056:(3rd rev. ed.). London: Chatham.
1663:(3,667 tons displacement) – Sailed to
1633:(3,667 tons displacement) – Sailed to
1559:(2,170 tons displacement) – Sailed to
1529:(880/1,230 tons displacement) Arrived
1476:(880/1,230 tons displacement) Arrived
1460:(896/1,265 tons displacement) Arrived
5072:Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
4504:Japanese invasion of French Indochina
4150:Italian prisoners in the Soviet Union
4106:Finnish prisoners in the Soviet Union
3211:Rape during the occupation of Germany
2357:
2205:
2070:
2032:
1975:
1956:
1935:
1916:
1891:
1852:
1671:, and placed into the service of the
1103:in early April. Engine problems kept
802:in two squadrons, a squadron of five
303:
171:East African campaign of World War II
141:
5685:East African campaign (World War II)
4194:Polish prisoners in the Soviet Union
3226:Rape during the liberation of France
2187:Greene, J.; Massignani, A. (2002) .
1509:(620/855 tons displacement) Arrived
1310:after engine breakdown, 3 April 1941
1253:, destroyed by RAF, 22 November 1940
868:Operations 10 June 1940 – April 1941
5660:Middle East theatre of World War II
2135:
1980:. New York: Naval Institute Press.
1768:
122:Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia
13:
4420:German invasion of the Netherlands
2700:Weather events during World War II
2208:The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945
2180:
1618:(620 tons displacement) – Sunk by
1611:(290 tons displacement) – Scuttled
1604:(620 tons displacement) – Captured
1597:after suffering severe bomb damage
1224:
744:, the Red Sea Flotilla fought the
14:
5696:
5675:World War II naval ships of Italy
5051:Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
2311:
1184:were ordered to escape and reach
5611:
2383:
2341:
1547:
770:Attempts to attack ships in the
32:
2323:Comando Supremo: Italy at War.
2285:History of the Second World War
1999:. London: Hambledon Continuum.
1978:Warship Losses of World War Two
1437:MAS 213 – Scuttled 8 April 1941
1178:and the colonial dispatch ship
5298:Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945
3008:Territorial changes of Germany
2916:Indonesian National Revolution
1735:
1722:
1567:, and turned to the Allies in
1269:FAA at 06:15, 3 April 1941 at
728:(Italian Royal Navy) based at
1:
5680:World War II orders of battle
4698:Japanese invasion of Thailand
4649:Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
4413:German invasion of Luxembourg
2794:Mediterranean and Middle East
1944:
1318:Sunk by RAF, 3 April 1941 at
1229:
787:
520:Mediterranean and Middle East
4605:Invasion of the Soviet Union
4294:Occupation of Czechoslovakia
3612:Independent State of Croatia
1877:Rohwer & Hümmelchen 2005
1756:
1204:was intercepted and sunk by
977:was damaged by return fire,
501:Manchuria and Northern Korea
129:(December 1940 – April 1941)
7:
5589:End of World War II in Asia
5429:Western invasion of Germany
4936:Chinese famine of 1942–1943
4913:Second Battle of El Alamein
4483:Hundred Regiments Offensive
4455:Battle of the Mediterranean
4308:Italian invasion of Albania
2482:Air warfare of World War II
2143:. 1996–2007. Archived from
2129:
2014:O'Hara, Vincent P. (2009).
1698:
10:
5701:
5515:Naval bombardment of Japan
4883:First Battle of El Alamein
4802:Battle of Christmas Island
4747:Japanese invasion of Burma
4511:Italian invasion of Greece
4427:German invasion of Belgium
4399:German invasion of Denmark
4372:1939–1940 Winter Offensive
4241:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
2505:Comparative military ranks
1961:. New York: Random House.
1710:List of Italian destroyers
1645:against the light cruiser
874:Action of 27 February 1941
871:
809:Motoscafo Armato Silurante
791:
99:Motoscafo armato silurante
5604:
5436:Bratislava–Brno offensive
5376:
5367:Dutch famine of 1944–1945
5104:
4991:Allied invasion of Sicily
4945:
4851:Aleutian Islands campaign
4823:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
4770:
4761:Greek famine of 1941–1944
4656:Second Battle of Changsha
4561:German invasion of Greece
4529:
4406:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang
4381:
4319:
4214:
4095:
3821:
3731:
3579:
3282:
3273:
3031:
2856:
2748:North and Central Pacific
2709:
2471:
2464:
2391:
2071:Smith, Peter C. (2009) .
1641:. Lost 27 February 1941
1420:MAS (Motor torpedo boats)
1149:for preliminary repairs.
1073:, made a night attack on
784:to an end in April 1941.
340:
216:British Somaliland (1941)
189:British Somaliland (1940)
179:
117:
112:
81:
67:
59:
51:
43:
31:
20:
5028:Allied invasion of Italy
5005:Solomon Islands campaign
4754:Third Battle of Changsha
4351:First Battle of Changsha
4257:Second Sino-Japanese War
3197:German military brothels
3063:United States war crimes
2277:Roskill, S. W. (1962) .
1995:Jackson, Ashley (2006).
1949:
1715:
1581:Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
1501:82nd Submarine Squadron
1452:81st Submarine Squadron
781:Flottiglia del mar rosso
716:Flottiglia del mar rosso
506:pre-war border conflicts
24:Flottiglia del mar rosso
5450:Second Guangxi campaign
5305:Philippines (1944–1945)
4809:Battle of the Coral Sea
4712:Fall of the Philippines
4358:Battle of South Guangxi
4264:Battles of Khalkhin Gol
3670:Italian Social Republic
2109:Whitley, M. J. (2000).
2033:Porch, Douglas (2004).
1620:British Royal Air Force
1353:5th Destroyer Division
1235:3rd Destroyer Division
1165:armed merchant cruisers
5655:History of the Red Sea
5035:Armistice of Cassibile
4837:Battle of Dutch Harbor
4788:Battle of the Java Sea
4691:Attack on Pearl Harbor
4591:Syria–Lebanon campaign
4584:Battle of South Shanxi
4554:Invasion of Yugoslavia
4337:Battle of the Atlantic
3951:Korean Liberation Army
3664:(until September 1943)
3621:(until September 1944)
3599:(until September 1944)
2206:Hague, Arnold (2000).
1741:Kindell disputes that
1673:Imperial Japanese Navy
1573:Armistice of Cassibile
1267:824 Naval Air Squadron
1263:813 Naval Air Squadron
1210:
1160:
1046:
908:central nervous system
891:
824:(also in Eritrea) and
820:, with other bases at
808:
780:
722:
715:
124:(1939 – December 1940)
97:
72:
23:
5199:Second Battle of Guam
5095:Bengal famine of 1943
5065:Second Battle of Kiev
5021:Battle of the Dnieper
4726:Battle of Wake Island
4598:East African campaign
4540:Battle of South Henan
4185:atrocities by Germans
3958:Korean Volunteer Army
2939:Occupation of Germany
2693:Music in World War II
2280:The Period of Balance
2160:Kindell, Don (2012).
2141:Regia Marina Italiana
1976:Brown, David (1995).
1219:East African Campaign
1155:
1040:
1012:Attack on Convoy BN 7
885:
794:East African Campaign
431:Yugoslavian Partisans
5485:Surrender of Germany
4963:Battle of West Hubei
4920:Guadalcanal campaign
4890:Battle of Stalingrad
4816:Battle of Madagascar
3590:Albania protectorate
3377:(formerly Swaziland)
3086:Wehrmacht war crimes
2902:Expulsion of Germans
2686:Art and World War II
2584:British contribution
2533:Governments in exile
2090:Stewart, A. (2016).
1957:Blair, Clay (1996).
1447:VIII Submarine Group
1249:Severely damaged by
878:Action of 8 May 1941
103:(motor torpedo boat)
5575:Potsdam Declaration
5464:Italy (Spring 1945)
5227:Liberation of Paris
4684:Siege of Sevastopol
3702:(until August 1944)
3605:Wang Jingwei regime
3427:from September 1943
3387:from September 1944
3325:from September 1944
3185:Romanian war crimes
3176:Persecution of Jews
3162:Croatian war crimes
3132:Japanese war crimes
2946:Occupation of Japan
2895:First Indochina War
2607:Military production
2519:Declarations of war
1867:, pp. 158–161.
1819:, pp. 281–283.
1800:, pp. 100–101.
1398: /
1333: /
1284: /
1261:Bombed and sunk by
1159:on fire and sinking
1099:on a final raid on
804:Motor Torpedo Boats
746:East Indies Station
738:Italian East Africa
279:East Indies Station
253:Associated articles
5568:Surrender of Japan
5401:Battle of Iwo Jima
5250:Belgrade offensive
4663:Siege of Leningrad
4547:Battle of Shanggao
4476:British Somaliland
4441:Dunkirk evacuation
4392:Norwegian campaign
4330:Invasion of Poland
4157:Japanese prisoners
3125:Italian war crimes
3056:British war crimes
2971:Soviet occupations
2755:South-West Pacific
2642:Allied cooperation
2600:Military equipment
1855:, pp. 85–100.
1705:Italian Royal Navy
1425:21st MAS Squadron
1161:
1047:
892:
830:Italian Somaliland
720:) was part of the
633:French West Africa
474:South West Pacific
382:Denmark and Norway
21:Red Sea Flotilla (
5642:
5641:
5600:
5599:
5443:Battle of Okinawa
5342:Burma (1944–1945)
5176:Mariana and Palau
4956:Tunisian campaign
4781:Fall of Singapore
4705:Fall of Hong Kong
4448:Battle of Britain
4301:Operation Himmler
4210:
4209:
3874:Dutch East Indies
3517:Southern Rhodesia
3269:
3268:
3169:Genocide of Serbs
3072:German war crimes
3049:Soviet war crimes
3042:Allied war crimes
2888:Division of Korea
2867:Chinese Civil War
2665:Strategic bombing
2577:Manhattan Project
2217:978-1-55750-019-9
2198:978-1-86176-190-3
2162:"Sunday, 23 June"
2120:978-1-85409-521-3
2101:978-0-300-20855-9
2082:978-0-9075795-3-3
2044:978-0-374-20518-8
2025:978-1-59114-648-3
2006:978-1-85285-417-1
1987:978-1-55750-914-7
1968:978-0-394-58839-1
1677:Italy surrendered
1656:Auxiliary cruiser
1626:Auxiliary cruiser
916:. The submarines
862:Cape of Good Hope
842:Mediterranean Sea
732:in the colony of
705:
704:
626:Strategic bombing
542:Mediterranean Sea
297:
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284:East Africa Force
201:French Somaliland
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5478:Prague offensive
5473:
5471:Battle of Berlin
5466:
5459:
5452:
5445:
5438:
5431:
5424:
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5415:Vienna offensive
5410:
5403:
5396:
5394:Battle of Manila
5389:
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5074:
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4993:
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4979:
4977:Bombing of Gorky
4972:
4965:
4958:
4938:
4931:
4922:
4915:
4908:
4899:
4892:
4885:
4878:
4867:
4860:
4853:
4846:
4844:Battle of Midway
4839:
4832:
4830:Battle of Gazala
4825:
4818:
4811:
4804:
4797:
4790:
4783:
4763:
4756:
4749:
4742:
4740:Battle of Borneo
4735:
4733:Malayan campaign
4728:
4721:
4714:
4707:
4700:
4693:
4686:
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4677:Bombing of Gorky
4672:
4670:Battle of Moscow
4665:
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4434:Battle of France
4429:
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4287:Munich Agreement
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4243:
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4196:
4187:
4180:
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4172:Soviet prisoners
4166:
4159:
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4127:
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4112:German prisoners
4108:
4088:
4079:
4072:
4065:
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3643:
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3600:
3592:
3572:
3563:
3556:
3547:
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3526:
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3505:
3498:
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3486:
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3404:
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3141:
3139:Nanjing Massacre
3134:
3127:
3118:
3116:Nuremberg trials
3109:
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2649:Mulberry harbour
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2327:James Heddlesten
2307:
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2273:
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2249:Butler, J. R. M.
2240:
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811:
783:
742:Second World War
727:
718:
710:Red Sea Flotilla
692:French Indochina
335:
324:
317:
310:
301:
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274:Desert Air Force
269:Red Sea Flotilla
174:
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5220:Eastern Romania
5218:
5213:Warsaw Uprising
5211:
5206:Tannenberg Line
5204:
5197:
5192:Western Ukraine
5190:
5181:
5174:
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5019:
5010:
5003:
4996:
4989:
4984:Battle of Kursk
4982:
4975:
4968:
4961:
4954:
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4902:
4895:
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4795:St Nazaire Raid
4793:
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4640:
4633:
4619:
4610:
4603:
4596:
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4582:
4577:Anglo-Iraqi War
4575:
4568:Battle of Crete
4566:
4559:
4552:
4545:
4538:
4525:
4516:
4509:
4502:
4497:Eastern Romania
4495:
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4148:
4139:
4132:
4123:
4116:
4111:
4104:
4091:
4084:
4075:
4068:
4063:
4058:Western Ukraine
4056:
4049:
4042:
4035:
4028:
4021:
4014:
4007:
4002:Northeast China
4000:
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3986:
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3708:Slovak Republic
3706:
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3679:Empire of Japan
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3195:
3191:Sexual violence
3190:
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3174:
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2914:
2909:Greek Civil War
2907:
2900:
2893:
2886:
2879:
2872:
2865:
2852:
2845:
2836:
2829:
2822:
2813:
2806:
2799:
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2783:
2776:
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2739:
2734:South-East Asia
2732:
2725:
2718:
2705:
2698:
2691:
2684:
2677:
2670:
2663:
2656:
2647:
2640:
2633:
2626:
2619:
2612:
2605:
2598:
2593:Military awards
2591:
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2181:Further reading
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1723:
1718:
1701:
1590:Giovanni Acerbi
1569:Columbo, Ceylon
1550:
1485:Galileo Galilei
1449:
1422:
1406:
1404:
1402:16.15°N 39.92°E
1400:
1397:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1385:
1384:
1341:
1339:
1337:20.33°N 30.17°E
1335:
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1324:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1304:Cesare Battisti
1292:
1290:
1288:20.00°N 30.00°E
1286:
1283:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1246:Francesco Nullo
1232:
1227:
1225:Order of battle
1090:Cesare Battisti
1017:Francesco Nullo
994:Galileo Galilei
946:Galileo Galilei
931:Galileo Galilei
880:
870:
796:
790:
734:Italian Eritrea
706:
701:
588:Other campaigns
582:Southern France
491:Burma and India
486:South-East Asia
481:Franco-Thai War
336:
330:
328:
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293:
289:Order of battle
250:
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136:
125:
107:auxiliary ships
104:
94:
89:
39:
12:
11:
5:
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5545:South Sakhalin
5541:
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5039:
5038:
5024:
5017:
5008:
5001:
4994:
4987:
4980:
4973:
4970:Battle of Attu
4966:
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4951:
4949:
4943:
4942:
4940:
4939:
4932:
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4909:
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4798:
4791:
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4776:
4774:
4768:
4767:
4765:
4764:
4757:
4750:
4743:
4736:
4729:
4722:
4719:Battle of Guam
4715:
4708:
4701:
4694:
4687:
4680:
4673:
4666:
4659:
4652:
4645:
4642:Battle of Kiev
4638:
4631:
4617:
4616:
4615:
4601:
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3456:Newfoundland
3275:Participants
3258:Marocchinate
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2762:Indian Ocean
2621:Nazi plunder
2512:Cryptography
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5243:Gothic Line
4469:West Africa
4016:Philippines
3995:Netherlands
3860:Czech lands
3798:Switzerland
3742:Afghanistan
3693:Philippines
3561:Puerto Rico
3477:Philippines
3463:New Zealand
3449:Netherlands
3402:Free France
3153:Prosecution
2954:Osoaviakhim
2824:West Africa
2808:East Africa
2455:Conferences
2302:14 November
2268:14 November
1841:O'Hara 2009
1798:O'Hara 2009
1647:HMNZS
1602:G. Biglieri
1513:20 May 1941
1405: /
1340: /
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1111:bombers of
1029:HMNZS
954:James Stove
886:Map of the
621:Air Warfare
535:East Africa
206:Convoy BN 7
5649:Categories
5457:West Hunan
5290:Pointblank
4626:Silver Fox
4612:Summer War
4365:Winter War
4344:Phoney War
4125:Azerbaijan
4086:Yugoslavia
3981:Luxembourg
3823:Resistance
3570:Yugoslavia
3435:Luxembourg
3237:Sook Ching
3033:War crimes
2635:Technology
2628:Opposition
2570:Lend-Lease
2547:Australian
2540:Home front
2498:Blitzkrieg
2448:Casualties
2439:Commanders
2411:Operations
1945:References
1936:Blair 1996
1917:Brown 1995
1892:Porch 2004
1853:Smith 2009
1747:Torricelli
1693:Royal Navy
1614:Minelayer
1571:after the
1538:Torricelli
1480:9 May 1941
1468:6 May 1941
1230:Destroyers
1147:Parramatta
1101:Port Sudan
1002:HMIS
990:Torricelli
979:Torricelli
964:Torricelli
952:freighter
937:Torricelli
896:Royal Navy
872:See also:
858:Suez Canal
814:submarines
800:destroyers
788:Background
765:Suez Canal
750:Royal Navy
736:, part of
662:Yugoslavia
643:Madagascar
606:Antarctica
577:Dodecanese
397:Resistance
365:Winter War
355:Phoney War
236:Culqualber
231:Amba Alagi
113:Commanders
92:submarines
87:destroyers
55:April 1941
5522:Manchuria
5408:Indochina
5184:Bagration
4635:Lithuania
4280:Anschluss
4077:Viet Minh
3974:Lithuania
3916:Hong Kong
3686:Manchukuo
3641:Azad Hind
3300:Australia
3100:Aftermath
2963:Paperclip
2858:Aftermath
2658:Total war
2526:Diplomacy
2489:In Europe
2297:174453986
2263:881709135
2247:(1957) .
1757:Footnotes
1685:– former
1643:in battle
1595:blockship
1526:Archimede
1251:Kimberley
1136:HMS
1113:HMS
1109:Swordfish
1024:Kimberley
1022:HMS
983:HMS
972:HMS
950:Norwegian
948:sank the
913:Archimede
513:Australia
409:Alps 1940
402:1944–1945
264:Arbegnoch
194:Tug Argan
118:Commander
52:Disbanded
5633:Category
5582:document
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5349:Ardennes
5333:Budapest
5281:Crossbow
5159:Overlord
4998:Smolensk
4216:Timeline
4051:Slovakia
4037:Thailand
3888:Ethiopia
3853:Bulgaria
3777:Portugal
3715:Thailand
3597:Bulgaria
3375:Eswatini
3368:Ethiopia
3321:Bulgaria
3146:Unit 731
3107:Response
2924:Keelhaul
2874:Cold War
2847:Americas
2838:timeline
2831:Atlantic
2711:Theaters
2130:Websites
1769:RMI 2007
1699:See also
1683:Aquileia
1607:Gunboat
1600:Gunboat
1531:Bordeaux
1511:Bordeaux
1478:Bordeaux
1462:Bordeaux
1308:scuttled
1196:reached
1138:Capetown
1105:Battisti
1043:Capetown
985:Khartoum
974:Shoreham
958:Djibouti
844:and the
834:Italians
774:and the
682:Bulgaria
611:Atlantic
594:Americas
547:Adriatic
5559:Shumshu
5326:Hungary
5273:Estonia
5257:Lapland
5235:Dragoon
5168:Neptune
5150:Ichi-Go
5116:Tempest
5058:Changde
5013:Cottage
4905:Jubilee
4621:Finland
4519:Compass
4225:Prelude
4178:Finland
4064:Vietnam
4030:Romania
3902:Germany
3881:Estonia
3867:Denmark
3846:Belgium
3839:Austria
3832:Albania
3763:Ireland
3749:Andorra
3733:Neutral
3700:Romania
3634:Hungary
3619:Finland
3491:Romania
3383:Finland
3361:Denmark
3307:Belgium
3293:Algeria
2999:Romania
2985:Hungary
2741:Pacific
2465:General
2419:Leaders
2404:Battles
2397:Outline
2251:(ed.).
1688:Ramb IV
1660:Ramb II
1649:Leander
1556:Eritrea
1518:Macallé
1493:Galvani
1393:39°55′E
1390:16°09′N
1364:Pantera
1328:30°10′E
1325:20°20′N
1279:30°00′E
1276:20°00′N
1212:BETASOM
1206:Leander
1194:Eritrea
1190:Ramb II
1181:Eritrea
1175:Ramb II
1143:MAS 213
1120:Pantera
1058:Pantera
1031:Leander
998:Galvani
942:Galvani
925:Macallé
856:to the
854:Red Sea
826:Kismayu
818:Massawa
772:Red Sea
748:of the
730:Massawa
687:Hungary
677:Romania
526:Africa
426:Balkans
421:Britain
375:Lapland
370:Karelia
360:Finland
211:Agordat
60:Country
5536:Debate
5508:Taipei
5501:Borneo
5079:Tarawa
4273:Europe
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3470:Norway
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3395:France
3333:Canada
3314:Brazil
3284:Allies
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2771:Europe
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806:(MAS,
616:Arctic
448:Sicily
350:Poland
344:Europe
241:Gondar
68:Branch
44:Active
5312:Leyte
5142:Narva
5128:Anzio
5086:Makin
5044:Burma
4928:Torch
4897:Rzhev
4858:Kiska
3944:Korea
3930:Japan
3923:Italy
3805:Tibet
3784:Spain
3662:Italy
3423:Italy
3416:India
3340:China
3215:Japan
2815:Italy
2727:China
2679:Women
2348:Italy
2151:2 Jan
1950:Books
1730:freon
1716:Notes
1675:when
1669:Japan
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1565:Japan
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1380:Leone
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1070:Leone
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1000:sank
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822:Assab
761:Sudan
697:Japan
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651:Coups
552:Malta
496:Japan
464:China
443:Italy
221:Keren
184:Sudan
63:Italy
5378:1945
5106:1944
4947:1943
4875:Blue
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4772:1942
4531:1941
4383:1940
4321:1939
4250:Asia
4097:POWs
3937:Jews
3655:Iraq
3581:Axis
3531:Tuva
3347:Cuba
2432:Axis
2304:2017
2293:OCLC
2289:HMSO
2270:2017
2259:OCLC
2231:ISBN
2212:ISBN
2193:ISBN
2173:2008
2153:2009
2115:ISBN
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