This article is about a battleship of Regia Marina during World War II. She was involved in Battle of Calabria, Battle of Taranto and so on. The Conte di Cavour was an Italian class battleship of the same name, serving in the Royal Navy before and during World War II. It was so named in [...]
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Giulio Cesare
July 31st, 2012 
admin This article is about a battleship of Regia Marina during World War II. She was involved in Battle of Calabria, Operation White, First Battle of Sirte and so on. The battleship Giulio Cesare was a unit of the Regia Marina which served in both world wars. The ship, along with sister ships Cavour and Leonardo da [...]
Operation Herkules
July 30th, 2012 admin This article is about an operation of Battle of the Mediterranean during World War II. The company Hercules or Hercules operation was a planned sea and airborne operation of the Axis powers in World War II. It saw the conquest of the front lying betweenSicilyandLibyaby British troops heldislandofMaltaby German and Italian parachute and airborne troops [...]
John Tovey
July 29th, 2012 admin This article is about a British officer of Royal Navy during World War II. He participated in Battle of the Mediterranean, Allied invasion of Sicily, Normandy landings and so on. John Cronyn Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, GCB, KBE, DSO, DCL (born on March 7, 1885 in Borley Hill, Rochester, Kent Co,. died on 12 January [...]
Battle of Greece
July 28th, 2012 admin This article is about a battle in Balkans Campaign during World War II. Operation Marita (Battle of Greece) was the code name of the German plan of invasion of Greece during World War II. It was planned in order to resolve the “Balkan Question”, in a time when Yugoslavia, after a first approach to the [...]
Posted in 1941, Balkans Campaign, Campaigns of World War II, Timeline 
Tags: balkans, german attack, world war ii 
No Comments »3rd Greek Mountain Brigade
July 27th, 2012 admin This article is about Greek army during World War II. It participated in Italian Campaign and other campaigns. The brigade, known asRimini(Rimini Greek Taxiarchía Ταξιαρχία Ρίμινι) third Greek Mountain Brigade (Greek triticale Ellinikí Orini Taxiarchía ΙΙΙ Ελληνική Ορεινή Ταξιαρχία shortly ΙΙΙ Ε.Ο.Τ.) was a Greek infantry unit in World War II. They fought alongside the [...]
Battle of Cape Passero
July 27th, 2012 admin This article is about a naval battle of Battle of the Mediterranean during World War II. The Battle of Cape Passero was a naval engagement on the night of 11 – 12 October1940 inthe Mediterranean off the promontory of Capo Passero inSicily. Despite the supplies received by the operation and the operation Hats 5 MB, [...]
British 4th Infantry Division
July 26th, 2012 admin This article is about a British army during World War II. It participated in Battle of France, Operation Torch, Italian Campaign and so on. The 4th Infantry Division is a British infantry division. The unit was involved in the Spanish War of Independence, the Crimean War, WWI and WWII. The 4th Infantry Division was founded [...]
First Battle of Sirte
July 26th, 2012 admin This article is about a naval battle of Battle of the Mediterranean during World War II. The First Battle of Sirte was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy during World War II, which took place on December 17, 1941 from Mediterranean Sea to the north of the Gulf of Sirte [...]
Operation Collar
July 26th, 2012 admin This article is about a naval battle of Battle of the Mediterranean during World War II. Operation Collar was the cover name of the British Royal Navy World War II from Gibraltar to Malta and Alexandria. Cruiser HMS Newcastle took on 9 November Plymouth loaded with RAF personnel and material toMalta. The ship would join [...]
