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Second Battle of Sirte

Italy · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1942Date range
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Chronological records

1942

Angelo Iachino22 March 1942

Mediterranean Sea · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Iachino leads the Italian battle fleet during the Second Battle of Sirte while attempting to intercept a British convoy bound for Malta.

Names involved

Angelo Iachino

Provenance

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