Historical place archive

Central Mediterranean in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Central Mediterranean in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1942–1942

Historical events in Central Mediterranean

1942

15 June 1942
Operation Vigorous
Angelo Iachino · World War, 2nd

The threat from Iachino's battle fleet contributes to the British decision to turn the Vigorous convoy back toward Alexandria.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Italy and Central Mediterranean. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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