The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham...
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Taranto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːranto] ; Tarantino: Tarde) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto...
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The Battle of Taranto was a World War II battle in 1940. Battle of Taranto may also refer to one of the battles between the Carthaginians and the Roman...
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the battle of the Espero convoy and the battle of Cape Spada. To reduce the threat posed by the Italian fleet, which was based in the port of Taranto, to...
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The origin of the city of Taranto dates from the 8th century BC when it was founded as a Greek colony, known as Taras. Taras gradually increased its influence...
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sinking one battleship and damaging two others of the Regia Marina (the Italian navy) during the Battle of Taranto, and the famous attack on the German battleship...
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HMS Illustrious (87) (category Cold War aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom)
sinking one Italian battleship and badly damaging two others during the Battle of Taranto in late 1940. Two months later the carrier was crippled by German...
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obsolescent Fairey Swordfish, in the Battle of Taranto. As a result, the Italian fleet was withdrawn from Taranto and never again based in such a forward...
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Mediterranean naval battles. These included the attack on Taranto in 1940, the first completely all-aircraft naval attack in history, and the Battle of Cape Matapan...
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Italian cruiser Zara (category World War II cruisers of Italy)
Division. She was present during the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, the Battle of Taranto in November 1940, and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. In...
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