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Naval history of World War II

  • Regia MarinaOn the 17th of March 1861, the Regia Marina emerged from the unification of various Italian state navies. The new navy inherited a chaotic mix of equipment…
  • Karl DönitzOn the 2nd of July 1918, Karl Dönitz took command of the submarine UB-68 in the Mediterranean Sea. He operated near Malta while attacking a convoy that…
  • Imperial Japanese NavyIn 1576, the daimyō Oda Nobunaga commissioned six iron-covered warships known as Oatakebune. These vessels represented one of the earliest attempts at…