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January |
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British insidious weapon's attack against the port of Palermo. The cruiser Ulpio Traiano (under construction) is sunk. |
9 |
The Italian destroyer Corsaro sinks North-East of Biserta on a mine laid by the British minelayer Abdiel |
17 |
 H.M.S. United The Italian destroyer Bombardiere is
torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine United near the Eastern cost of
Sicily. |
23 |
 British take Tripoli. |
31 |
The Italian torpedo boat Prestinari and the corvette Procellaria sink in a minefield laid by the British minelayer Welshman in the Sicilian Channel. |
February |
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3 |
The Italian destroyer Saetta and the torpedo boat Uragano sink in a minefield laid by the British minelayer Abdiel North-east of Biserta. |
21-25 |
Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia. |
March |
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Admiral Doenitz and Riccardi meet Mussolini to coordinate German support for the defense of Tunisia. |
24 |
 R.N. Ciclone The Italian destroyers Ascari and Maloncello sink in the same minefield which, two weeks earlier, had claimed the Ciclone. |
April |
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An heavy U.S.A.A.F bombardment on the port of La Maddalena causes the sinking of the cruiser Trieste and serious damages to the Gorizia, which brought to la Spezia, will never reenter service. |
7 |
British and American forces join in Tunisia. |
16 |
During a British raid against Italian traffic, the destroyers Paladin and Pakenham attack a convoy. In the ensuing battle, the Italian torpedo boat Cigno is sunk, but the day after the Pakenham, which had received serious damages, will be scuttle by her crew. |
May |
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The British destroyers Nubian, Paladin and Petard intercept and sink an Italian merchant ship and the torpedo boat Perseo near Cape Bon. |
7 |
Allies capture Tunis and Bizerte. |
12 |
Axis resistance ends in North Africa. |
12 |
Axis forces in North Africa surrender. After almost three years of struggle, the allied found themselves with over 250,000 prisoners of war. |
23 |
The Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci returning from a successful mission near the South-African coast, is intercepted and sunk by the British destroyer Active and the frigate Ness near the Azores Islands. |
June |
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The British destroyer Jervis and the Greek Queen Olga sink the Italian torpedo boat Castore and two merchant ships near Cape Spartivento |
11 |
The Italian island of Pantelleria surrenders to the Allied. |
12 |
The Italian island of Lampedusa surrenders to the Allied. |
28 |
A U.S.A.A..F. bombardment on Leghorn sinks the old cruiser Bari. |
July |
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9-10 |
 Landing in Gela, Sicily Operation Husky. 181,000 troops land in Sicily near the Gulf of Gela and south of Siracusa. Coverage is offered by 6 battleships, 2 carriers, 15 cruisers, 128 destroyers and hundreds of other vessels. The Italian fleet does not intervene. |
12 |
The Italian submarine Bronzo is captured near Siracusa by the British minesweepers Boston, Cromarty, Poole and Seaham |
15 |
The Italian transport submarine Remo is sunk in the Gulf of Taranto by the British submarine United. Three days later, the twin ship Romolo is sunk by British airplanes near the port of Augusta. Both ships were on their first mission. |
25 |
Mussolini resigns. Badoglio, the head of the army, is nominated Prime Minister. |
29 |
Eisenhower broadcasts peace offer to Italy. |
August |
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British enter Catania in Sicily. |
9 |
The Italian destroyer Gioberti is sunk near La Spezia by the British submarine Simoon while escorting an Italian squadron in mission against Palermo. |
17 |
Americans take Messina. End of the Sicily campaign. |
19 |
Allied air raid smashes Foggia, German air base in Italy. |
September |
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Allies invade mainland Italy. |
3 |
In Cassibile, Sicily the armistice between Italy and the Allied is signed. The announcement will not be made until the 8th. |
8 |
Italy surrenders. German troops occupy Italy. The Italian armistice is announced. German troops take control of the Italian peninsula and disarm the Italian Army which was left without orders. The Italian fleet leaves port for Malta and during the transfer the battleship Roma is sunk by German airplanes. Five battleships, eight cruisers, a dozen destroyers and thirty submarines reach Malta. A large number of other vessels is lost or captured. |
9 |
British take Taranto naval base at tip of southern Italy. American 5th Army invades Italy at Salerno. |
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Amongst the Italian units lost during the armistice can be found: the battleships Cavour, Roma and Impero. The carriers Aquila and Sparviero. The cruisers Gorizia, Bolzano, Taranto, Caio Mario, Cornelio Silla, Giulio Germanico, Ottaviano Augusto, FR-11, FR123, Etna and Vesuvio, 31 destroyers and 41 torpedo boats. |
10 |
Germans occupy Rome assuring "protection" of Vatican. |
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British 8th Army joins American 5th Army at Salerno. |
October |
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Allies take Naples. |
13 |
Monarchist Italy declares war on Germany. Beginning of the Italian civil war. |
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