Timeline Thursday 27 March 1941

Thursday 27 March 1941

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Events on Thursday 27 March 1941 2

1941 Battle of Cape Matapan Royal Navy defeats the Italian fleet Acting on Ultra intelligence, the British Mediterranean Fleet under Admiral Cunningham caught Italian warships off southern Greece. Three Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers were sunk in a night action.
1941 Yugoslav coup d'état Officers overthrow the regency after the Axis pact Two days after Yugoslavia signed the Tripartite Pact, air force officers overthrew Prince Paul's regency and declared the young King Peter II of age. Hitler ordered an invasion in response.