Timeline Saturday 29 March 1941

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Saturday 29 March 1941

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Events on Saturday 29 March 1941 1

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.

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