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Action of 1 November 1944

Action of 1 November 1944 was a naval engagement fought in 1944 at Kvarner Gulf, in what is now Croatia. It was part of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II, which ran from 1940 to 1945. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: Destroyer Avon Vale; Destroyer Wheatland against Destroyer TA20; 2 corvettes.

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Fought1944
WhereKvarner Gulf, Croatia44.600N, 14.533E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and lossesNoneand220 killed; 7 wounded; 90 captured; TA20 sunk; 2 corvettes sunk
Part ofMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II1940 to 1945

Where it sits in the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II

Battle of the Espero Convoy, 1940Battle of Cape Spada, 1940Battle of Cape Passero, 1940Battle of Sidi Barrani, 1940Siege of Giarabub, 1940Battle of Kufra, 1941Operation Sonnenblume, 1941Battle of Cape Matapan, 1941Siege of Tobruk, 1941Battle of the Tarigo Convoy, 1941Battle of the Duisburg Convoy, 1941Battle of Cape Bon, 1941First Battle of Sirte, 1941Raid on Alexandria, 1941Second Battle of Sirte, 1942Battle of Gazala, 1942Battle of Bir Hakeim, 1942Axis capture of Tobruk, 1942Battle of Mersa Matruh, 1942Battle of Alam el Halfa, 1942Battle of Skerki Bank, 1942Battle of the Gulf of Gabes, 1943Battle of the Cigno Convoy, 1943Battle of Enfidaville, 1943Battle of the Campobasso Convoy, 1943Battle of Rhodes, 1943Battle of Leros, 1943Battle of Kos, 1943Action of 1 November 1944, 1944Battle of Ist, 1944Raid on Santorini, 1944Battle of Port Cros, 1944Battle of La Ciotat, 1944Battle of the Ligurian Sea, 194519401945Action of 1 November 1944, 1944
34 placed engagements of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
PlaceKvarner Gulf, Croatia
44.600N, 14.533E
KindNaval engagement, interwar and Second World War
StrengthDestroyer Avon Vale; Destroyer WheatlandDestroyer TA20; 2 corvettes
Casualties and lossesNone220 killed; 7 wounded; 90 captured; TA20 sunk; 2 corvettes sunk
Commanders
  • Morgan Morgan-Giles
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Action of 1 November 1944 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15178082, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 1 November 1944, revision 1370425791, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.