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Raid on Pula

Raid on Pula was a naval engagement fought on 1 November 1918 at Adriatic Sea, in what is now Croatia. It was part of the naval warfare of World War I, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Italian victory.

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Viribus Unitis, the first battleship to bear the Yugoslav flag, on November 1st, 1918, sunk in Pula harbour by Italian divers
Viribus Unitis, the first battleship to bear the Yugoslav flag, on November 1st, 1918, sunk in Pula harbour by Italian divers. unknown (1918), Bojovnik, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1 November 1918
PlaceAdriatic Sea, Croatia
44.877N, 13.807E
Part ofnaval warfare of World War I (1914 to 1918)
KindNaval engagement, First World War
ResultItalian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyState of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
CommandersCostanzo CianoJanko Vuković
Casualties and losses2 captured300–400 killed; Viribus Unitis sunk; Wien sunk
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Raid on Pula is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 55 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3796996, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Pula, revision 1375514461, 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.