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Battle of Taranto (1940)

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11–12 Nov 1940 — Twenty-one biplanes off HMS Illustrious cripple three Italian battleships in harbor with torpedoes in shallow water. Naval attachés from Tokyo study the charts closely.

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Battle site
Chapter
Road to Operation Barbarossa (chapter 11 of Road to WW2)
Atlas
The Road to War, 1931–1941
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Map showing Battle of Taranto (1940), battle site in The Road to War, 1931–1941
BATTLE SITE · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

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