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In 1944 RAF No. 205 Group laid 1,375 mines in the Danube River that sank and estimated 60 tugs and 200 barges and caused a 60 to 70 percent reduction in Danube barge traffic thus severely restricting related German logistical movements. #BlueWaterWar #CasemateUK #WWII #RAF
Today, 11 Jun 23, marks the 80th anniversary of the British landing on the Italian island fortress of Pantelleria in the Mediterranean. For the cost of just 3 casualties, the British captured the island along with 78 German and 11,121 Italian prisoners. #BlueWaterWar #CasemateUK
In May 43 the Allies secured the surrender of 238,243 Axis personnel (some shown here) in Tunisia. This concluded the fighting in Africa, which had been underway for almost 3 years. The Allies were now the masters of the North African shores. #CasemateUK #BlueWaterWar #WWII
On the night of 15/16 April 1941 the British destroyers Jervis, Janus, Mohawk and Nubian intercepted a German convoy off Kerkenah Bank during which they destroyed all 5 merchant ships and 2 Italian destroyers for the loss of Mohawk. #BlueWaterWar #CasemateUK #WWII
Today (22 January) marks the 79th anniversary of the launching of Operation Shingle, the amphibious landing at Anzio in Italy. Carried out by a force of 379 assorted vessels, the Allies landed 2 divisions unopposed at Anzio. For more info, see Blue Water War. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
Following its victory over the German/Italian Panzerarmee Afrika at El Alamein, the British Eighth Army advanced across North Africa culminating with the capture of Tripoli in January 1943. For more info see Blue Water War. #BlueWaterWar #CasemateUK #WWII
From Dec 40 to early Feb 41 the British carried out an offensive, designated Operation Compass, that destroyed the Italian Tenth army and secured 130,000 Italian prisoners for the loss of 1,900 British casualties. See Blue Water War for more info. #BlueWaterWar #WWII #CasemateUK
Through its many actions starting with the battle of Jutland in 1916 and ending with Walcheren Island in 1944, the battleship Warspite earned more battle honours than any other warship in Royal Navy history. For more info see Blue Water War. #BlueWaterWar #CasemateUK #WWII
In 4.5 years of combat in the Mediterranean, British and Allied submarines sank 286 Axis merchant ships and 43 warships for the loss of 45 British and 7 Allied submarines thus attaining a favourable exchange rate of 6-to-1. For more info see: #BlueWaterWar #CasemateBooks
During 4.5 years of combat in the Mediterranean during WWII, Axis submarines sank 137 Allied vessels for the loss of 68 German, 64 Italian and 13 captured ‘UIT’ U-boats sunk for an exchange rate of less than 1-to-1. For more info see Blue Water War. #BlueWaterWar #CasemateBooks
In December 1941, four Allied destroyers, including HMS Sikh and HMS Legion shown here, intercepted and destroyed two Italian light cruisers that were en route to North Africa for no loss to themselves. For more info, see Blue Water War. #BlueWaterWar #WWII #CasemateUK
In November and December 1941, the British used warships, such as Penelope shown here, to attack Axis shipping travelling to North Africa. These attacks reduced Axis supply deliveries to 29,813 and 39,092 tons each month against a requirement of 96,000 tons. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
On 9 Dec 40 the British launched Operation Compass against the Italian Tenth Army in Egypt. The first phase was the capture of Sidi Barrani, which the British seized in 3 days of fighting along with 38,300 prisoners for the cost of just 624 casualties to themselves. #BlueWaterWar
On the night of 1/2 December 1942, a British force of three cruisers (including HMS Aurora pictured here) and two destroyers engaged an Axis convoy in the Strait of Sicily and destroyed all four merchant ships and a destroyer for no loss to themselves. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
Today (8 Nov) marks the 80th anniversary of the launching of Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. Pictured here is the incomplete French battleship Jean Bart showing damage from fighting with U.S. naval forces. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
At 2140 hours on the evening of 23 October 1942, a deluge of flashes and noise shattered the serenity of the Egyptian landscape as 456 British guns opened an intense bombardment against Axis positions along the northern portion of the El Alamein line. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
In September and October 1944 British and American naval and air units carried out a series of strikes and sweeps around Greece that destroyed some 180 German vessels including 7 torpedo boats, 3 U-boats and 3 minelayers for minimal Allied loss. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
In October 1940 British warships, including HMS Ajax and HMS Kimberley pictured here, engaged in two surface actions against Italian warships resulting in the destruction of two Italian destroyers and two torpedo-boats for no British loss. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
The Italian battleship Andrea Doria surrendering at Malta on 9 September 1943. With the acceptance of the armistice agreement, the Italians eventually surrendered 108 principal warships to the Allies thus constituting a significant triumph for the Royal Navy. #BlueWaterWar #WWII
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