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naval engagement, notable, interwar and Second World War

Operation Harpoon

Operation Harpoon was a naval engagement fought in 1942 at Mediterranean Sea. It was part of Q682452. The recorded result: Italian–German victory.

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Derivative work from an original 1940 photograph of the Italian destroyer Oriani This work was created by the government of Italy, published prior to 1976, and has no known US copyright registration a
Derivative work from an original 1940 photograph of the Italian destroyer Oriani This work was created by the government of Italy, published prior to 1976, and has no known US copyright registration a. An unknown serviceman of the Regia Aeronautica., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1942
WhereMediterranean Sea36.200N, 11.633E
OutcomeItalian–German victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; PolandagainstFascist Italy (1922-1943); Nazi Germany
Part ofQ682452

Record

Date1942 (year precision)
to 15 June 1942
PlaceMediterranean Sea
36.200N, 11.633E
KindNaval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Operation HarpoonOperation HarpoonBattle of ThapsusSiege of AspisBattle of RuspinaCapture of MahdiaBattle of Cape BonBattle of ThapsusSiege of AspisBattle of RuspinaCapture of MahdiaBattle of Cape BonTunisSousseQairouanBizerteNabeulZaghouan100 km36.200N, 11.633E
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Operation Harpoon is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10130, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Harpoon (1942), revision 1384096749, 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.