Action in the Strait of Otranto
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title:
Action in the Strait of Otranto
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The Action in the Strait of Otranto [also the Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1940)] was the destruction of an Italian convoy on 12 November 1940 during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War. It took place in the Strait of Otranto in the Adriatic Sea, between the Royal Navy and the Italian Royal Navy. In late 1940, Italian ships had been transporting men, equipment and supplies from Brindisi to the Albanian ports of Valona and Durazzo for another offensive against Greece, duri
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Naval action in World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_in_the_Strait_of_Otranto
date created:
2009-01-04T23:41:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T22:57:48Z
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