Battle of the Mediterranean
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The Battle of the Mediterranean was the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945.
Italian battleship Roma (1940) starboard bow view
Greatest extent of Italian control of the Mediterranean littoral and seas (within green lines and dots) in the summer/autumn of 1942. Allied-controlled areas are in red.
Force H
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Force H was a British naval formation during the Second World War. It was formed in late-June 1940, to replace French naval power in the western Mediterranean removed by the French armistice with Nazi
Force H off Gibraltar in 1940 by Rowland Langmaid
HMS Renown and HMS Ark Royal operating at sea in Force H. Photo taken from HMS Sheffield.