United States Eighth Fleet
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United States Eighth Fleet
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The United States Eighth Fleet was a numbered fleet of the United States Navy established 15 March 1943 from Northwest African Force. It operated in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II with a main mission of amphibious warfare, and then was active in 1946–47 as the heavy striking arm of the United States Atlantic Fleet. In 1941, the forces that eventually evolved into the Eighth Fleet were designated Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, under the command of Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, who too
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Numbered fleet of the United States Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Eighth_Fleet
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2022-06-05T01:28:01Z
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