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1941-05-20 | 1941-05-30 | Operation Mercury | The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. The battle began on the morning of 20 May, 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merkur ("Operation Mercury"). | Read about 'Operation Mercury' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Mercury' | |
1941-05-15 | 1941-05-16 | Operation Brevity | British counter-attack in Egypt | Read about 'Operation Brevity' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Brevity' | |
1941-04-27 | German troops in Athens | After a 21 day campaign German troops enter Athens, completing their occupation of the Greek mainland. | Read about 'German troops in Athens' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'German troops in Athens' | ||
1941-04-10 | 1941-11-27 | Siege of Tobruk | The siege began when Tobruk was attacked by an Italian-German force under Rommel and continued for 240 days. The besieged troops were relieved by the Eighth Army during Operation Crusader. | Read about 'Siege of Tobruk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Siege of Tobruk' | |
1941-04-06 | 1941-04-29 | Operation Marita | German invasion of Bulgaria and Greece sweeping German victory over Greek and Allied forces in 24 days completed with the fall of Kalamata | Read about 'Operation Marita' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Marita' | |
1941-03-27 | 1941-03-29 | Battle of Cape Matapan | Strategic victory for the Allies over Italian navy. | Read about 'Battle of Cape Matapan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Cape Matapan' | |
1941-01-22 | Allies capture Tobruk | 7th Armoured Division with Australian 19th Brigade capture Tobruk during Operation Compass. | Read about 'Allies capture Tobruk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Allies capture Tobruk' | ||
1941-01-03 | 1941-01-05 | Bardia Taken | Australian 6th division (part of XIII Corps or The Western Desert Force) attack and take Bardia. 45,000 Italian prisoners are taken. | Read about 'Bardia Taken' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bardia Taken' | |
1940-07-19 | Cape Spada | A Royal Australian Navy led squadron of RAN and RN ships clash with the Regia Marina, sinking the light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni. 555 survivors of Bartolomeo Colleoni were rescued; 121 died. | Read about 'Cape Spada' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Spada' | ||
1940-07-09 | Calabria | The Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy clash with the Italian Navy off the coast of Punta Stilo. The battle was inconclusive, with both sides claiming a propaganda victory. | Read about 'Calabria' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Calabria' |
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