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The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945.. For the most part, the campaign was fought between the Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina), supported by other Axis naval and air forces, those of Nazi Germany and Vichy France, and the British Royal Navy, supported by other Allied naval ...
Battle of the Mediterranean: Mediterranean Front: 1940-07-09 United Kingdom Australia Italy: Inconclusive Cape Spada: Battle of the Mediterranean: Mediterranean Front: 1940-07-19 United Kingdom Australia Italy: Allies Tug Argan: East African campaign: African Front: 1940-08-11 1940-08-15 United Kingdom Italy: Axis Adlertag: Battle of Britain ...
The Soviets were also pushing for concessions in the Dodecanese to be included in the peace treaty with Italy and for access through the Dardanelles strait between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The voyage of Missouri to the eastern Mediterranean symbolized America's strategic commitment to the region. News media proclaimed her a symbol ...
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Brandung (1941) — Axis attack toward El Alamein that became the Battle of Alam el Halfa; Capri (1942) — counter-attack at Medenine, Tunisia; Etappenhase (1944) —aborted attempt to establish assault bases along Algerian-Tunisian border; Felix (1940–41) — planned invasion of Gibraltar.
Firth of Clyde to Mediterranean 26 October 1942 23 May 1945 45 faster ships to the Mediterranean KMS: Liverpool to Mediterranean 22 October 1942 27 April 1945 98 slower ships to the Mediterranean - 1st 12 sailed independently, remainder sailed with OS convoys and detached west of Gibraltar MKF: Mediterranean to Firth of Clyde or Liverpool: 12 ...
Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott, the commander of the U.S. VI Corps from the Battle of Anzio and the capture of Rome to Alsace, landed in the South of France during Operation Dragoon and returned to Italy to assume command of the Fifth Army. [citation needed]
Location Campaign U.S. Casualties Result Opposing Force Notes Battle of the Atlantic: September 13, 1941 May 8, 1945 Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, Labrador Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Outer Banks, Arctic Ocean: Around 18,000 sailors and merchant seamen killed [1] [2] Allied victory