Table of Data Points

Tag : Combat

1940-11-22Korytsa

Fall of Korytsa to the Greeks.

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1940-11-16Hamburg Bombed

In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.

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1940-11-14Coventry Cathedral

A heavy night raid on Coventry. Coventry Cathedral is destroyed and the medieval centre of the city is levelled.

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1940-11-11Taranto

British naval forces launch attack against Italian navy at Taranto. Swordfish bombers from HMS Illustrious damage three battleships, two cruisers and multiple auxiliary craft. The event secures British supply lines in the Mediterranean.

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1940-11-05HMS Jervis Bay

The Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. The ship's sacrifice allowed the remaining ships of the convoy to escape.

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1940-11-02Salonika Bombed

Italian aircraft bomb Salonika

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1940-11-021940-11-08Elaia-Kalamas

Greek troops hold against Italian offensives in Elaia-Kalamas ( as well as those in the Pindus mountains). They subsequently pushed Italian forces back into Albania.

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1940-10-281940-11-13Battle of Pindus

Despite better Italian weapons and machinery, the Greeks fought back and won this battle. Pindus was the turning point of the Greco-Italian War. After this battle, the Greeks began pushing the Italians back into Albania.

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1940-10-25Berlin Bombed

Berlin suffers from heavy allied bombing.

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1940-10-25Hamburg Bombed

Hamburg suffers from heavy allied bombing.

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